Resident doctors nationwide plan a five-day warning strike from September 12 to demand better working conditions.
Their union says the action will pressure government to address urgent health sector concerns.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced that its members will embark on a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning on Friday, September 12, 2025. The action is aimed at pressing home their demands to improve working conditions and the health sector.
This decision was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the General Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory chapter of the association, Agbor Affiong. According to the statement, the resolution to strike followed an online National Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, September 10, which lasted into the early hours of Thursday, September 11.
“Arising from the NARD E-NEC meeting held on Wednesday, the 10th of September, 2025, which extended into the early hours of Thursday, the 11th of September, 2025, the NEC members unanimously resolved to embark on a five-day warning strike,” the statement said.
The association added that all centers have been directed to inform their hospital managements as the strike will end on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
