Nigerian Government Says Resident Doctors’ Strike Stems from Structural Issues - TV360 Nigeria

FMC Abuja Resident Doctors Announce Plan To Join Strike Over Unmet Demands

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja has announced its support for the nationwide strike action called by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12, 2026. In a statement issued to our correspondent on Thursday, the executive committee of the association expressed frustration over “federal government’s failure to honour agreements reached with NARD…

Nigerian Government Says Resident Doctors’ Strike Stems from Structural Issues - TV360 Nigeria

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has said the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is driven by structural and policy challenges in the health sector, not neglect by the current administration. The Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, said that the Ministry has shown commitment to improving workers’ welfare, citing the ₦90 billion annual upward review of professional allowances approved in…