The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, January 12, following the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The association had threatened to embark on the strike over several unresolved issues, including the non-payment of promotion and salary arrears, delays in the resumption and completion of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the absence of a clear policy on skipping and entry levels for chief executives, and the failure to fully implement previously reached agreements.
Earlier, the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja had restrained NARD and two of its officials from embarking on any form of industrial action from January 12, 2026.
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The court order followed a suit marked NICN/ABJ/06/2026, filed by the Federal Government and the Attorney-General of the Federation. Justice E. D. Subilim granted the interim injunction.
Confirming the suspension of the strike, NARD President, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, said the decision was reached after the Vice President intervened and addressed some of the association’s demands.
“We have suspended the planned strike action for tomorrow because of the intervention of the vice president. He called and stepped into the matter, and a few of our issues have been sorted out,” Suleiman said.
According to him, the Vice President requested additional time to resolve the remaining issues, a request that was granted by the association’s National Executive Council (NEC).
“He has asked for more time to sort out the other issues, and the NEC has graciously given him the time,” he added.
Suleiman noted that further details would be communicated to NARD members and the public, stressing that the planned strike would no longer hold on Monday.