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 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has asked the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its planned strike because the current administration is yet to settle down. During a meeting with the doctors at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Monday, the speaker said: “In this regard, therefore, we urge you to appeal …

Hollywood’s actors announced Thursday they will go on strike, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production set to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations had ended without a deal on their demands over dwindling …

On Friday, medical doctors in Abia state suspended their six months old industrial action to enable the present administration offset the backlog of unpaid salaries. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Chairman, Abia Chapter, Dr Isaiah Abali, announced the suspension at a news briefing in Umuahia. In a communique jointly signed by Abali and Secretary, Daniel Ekeleme, the doctors said they …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday said it put off the planned strike over petrol subsidy removal partly in obedience to an order of the National Industrial Court (NICN). The strike suspension was announced after Monday’s marathon meeting between a government team and leaders of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and NLC. Parties agreed to establish a joint committee to …

The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, comprising drivers under the platform of e-hailing companies like Uber and Bolt, has threatened to commence a nationwide protest today (Wednesday) by withdrawing services of its drivers from the general public. After the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, the drivers decried the low fare increase by the ride-hailing …

Medical services were paralysed in government hospitals across the country on Wednesday as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its five-day warning strike. It various states, hospitals offered only skeletal services to cushion the effect of the strike. This was even as hospital officials say the medical and dental consultants, nurses, and other health workers who are not …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has reiterated its stance on its demands from the Federal Government and restated its threat to go on strike if the demands are not met. The doctors are demanding an immediate increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the tune of 200 per cent of the current gross salaries of doctors. The …