The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, at exactly noon yesterday, made good its threat as members complied with the indefinite strike order issued by the National Executive Council, NEC, on Tuesday night. NARD embarked on the strike, despite the intervention of speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, who met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night, …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to shut down the health sector if the Federal Government fails to address its demands in the next two weeks. NARD demands including immediate withdrawal and jettisoning of the bill seeking to prevent Nigerian medical doctors from being issued full practicing licenses or allowed to travel abroad for five years, and …

With the protracted industrial action in public universities yet unresolved, resident doctors have given a two-week notice to embark on a strike. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said that federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached with the doctors. Rising from its National Executive Council on Saturday, NARD issued a communique signed by its President, Godiya …