Resident medical doctors in Nigeria have introduced plans to renew a nationwide strike on January 12, citing the Federal Authorities’s failure to completely implement agreements reached throughout negotiations that led to the suspension of an earlier strike.
That is in response to an announcement issued by the Nigerian Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors (NARD) following an emergency digital assembly of its Nationwide Government Council, as first reported by the Information Company of Nigeria.
The deliberate strike, described by the affiliation as complete, indefinite, and complete, is a continuation of the economic motion suspended in November 2025 after weeks of talks with authorities officers.
The affiliation stated the resumption of the strike, tagged “TICS 2.0: No Implementation, No Going Again,” would start at midnight on January 12, warning that key provisions of the memorandum of understanding signed with the federal government had not been carried out throughout the agreed timeline.
Excerpt from the assertion reads,
“Expensive Nigerians, NEC have resolved to renew TICS 2.0 motion following the failure of FGN / FMoH & SW to honour the signed MoU. Goodwill has been exhausted. Implementation stays stalled.”
Based on the affiliation, resident medical doctors throughout the nation’s 91 accredited coaching centres have been directed to carry congress conferences and transient the media to publicise the approaching industrial motion.
The affiliation additionally disclosed plans to “saturate public areas” with details about the strike within the days main as much as January 12, as a part of efforts to interact the general public and stakeholders.
Along with withdrawing medical providers, NARD stated it could embark on coordinated protests, with centre-based demonstrations scheduled from January 12 to January 16. These could be adopted by zonal protests led by caucus leaders, and later, a nationwide protest organised by the affiliation’s nationwide officers.
NARD said that it could solely contemplate suspending the strike after the complete implementation of its minimal calls for.
Key amongst these calls for are the reinstatement of 5 resident medical doctors disengaged from the Federal Educating Hospital, Lokoja, and the fee of excellent promotion arrears and wage shortfalls.
These embody the re-categorisation of membership certificates and the issuance of certificates after Half I examinations by the Nationwide Postgraduate Medical School of Nigeria.
NARD additionally desires the rapid graduation of committees to control locum work and dealing hours, in addition to the resumption and well timed conclusion of collective bargaining negotiations.
The deliberate strike follows the suspension of a 29-day nationwide strike on November 29, 2025, which started on November 1.
On the time, NARD granted the Federal Authorities a four-week window to implement agreed calls for. The affiliation now says that the deadline has elapsed with out significant compliance.
Resident medical doctors had cited poor welfare situations, unpaid arrears, and training-related challenges as key drivers of the preliminary strike motion.
