The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike, starting Friday, September 12, 2025, to press home their demands.
The decision followed an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday, September 10, which stretched into the early hours of Thursday.
General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Agbor Affiong, confirmed the resolution in a statement on Thursday.
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“The NEC members unanimously resolved to embark on a five-day warning strike. The strike will commence at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, and end on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. All centres are hereby directed to duly inform their hospital managements and continue to press home our collective demands,” the statement read.
NARD President, Osundara Zenith, had earlier told Pinnacle Daily that members were ready to shut down public hospitals nationwide to protest poor working conditions, certificate downgrading, inadequate power supply, poor remuneration, and other unresolved issues.
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This development comes as the FCT chapter of the association is already observing a seven-day warning strike, which began on Monday.
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