Resident Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government two weeks to honour outstanding agreements and resolve welfare and professional issues affecting its members, warning that failure to meet its demands could trigger industrial action.

April 07, (THEWILL) — Relief has come for patients across Nigeria as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Tuesday announced the suspension of its indefinite nationwide strike, directing members to resume work from 8 a.m. Wednesday. The move...

December 01, (THEWILL) — After nearly four weeks of disrupted healthcare services across Nigeria, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike, bringing relief to patients and hospitals struggling with limited services. The suspension followed an...

October 26, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a total and indefinite strike, effective from 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025. The decision followed the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum issued to the Federal...

September 14, (THEWILL) — Last Friday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) initiated a five-day warning strike. The doctors want the government to release the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, settle arrears in salary under the revised Consolidated...

September 12, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Friday, commenced a five-day warning strike to push for better welfare and working conditions. This came after the expiration of its fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government over...

September 08, (THEWILL) — The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has embarked on a seven-day warning strike over what it described as longstanding systemic failures in the territory’s health sector. In a statement issued on...

September 01, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 10-day ultimatum to government agencies to meet its demands or face a nationwide strike. A communiqué jointly signed by its president, Dr Tope Osundara; the General...

December 23, (THEWILL) - The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), has threatened a ‘deadliest shutdown’ of hospitals in Abuja if its demands are not met within two weeks. ARD President, Dr George Ebong, who...

August 26, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have declared a seven-day warning strike over the abduction of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola who was kidnapped nearly eight months ago. NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, who disclosed this...