The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning November 1, 2025, over the government’s failure to meet a 19-point list of demands, including the payment of outstanding salary arrears and allowances.
​The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to begin on November 1, 2025. This decision, reached at an emergency virtual meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC), follows the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government over unmet demands.
​NARD President Dr. Muhammad Suleiman confirmed the move on Saturday, stating, “The NEC of NARD has declared total and indefinite strike action starting November 1st of 2025. As a matter of fact, the NEC said all the 19 points are our minimum demands, and there is no going back.”
​The strike is expected to severely paralyse medical services across the country, as resident doctors form the backbone of clinical care. Among the association’s numerous grievances are excessive work hours, the non-payment of outstanding arrears from the upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), the unjust dismissal of five doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and the non-payment of the 2024 accoutrement allowance.
​The doctors are also protesting the exclusion of medical and dental house officers from the civil service scheme and bureaucratic delays affecting salary scales.