The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has announced plans to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike from August 10 if the Federal Government fails to address outstanding demands relating to salaries, allowances and doctors’ welfare.

The decision was reached during the association’s Ordinary General Meeting held in Gombe, where members reviewed the government’s implementation of previous agreements and expressed dissatisfaction with the level of progress made.

In a communiqué jointly signed by NARD President, Mohammad Suleiman, Secretary-General Shuaibu Ibrahim and Publicity and Social Secretary Abdulmajid Yahya Ibrahim, the association said the planned industrial action would begin at 8 a.m. on August 10 if the issues remain unresolved.

The doctors said they remained open to dialogue but insisted that the welfare of resident doctors and the sustainability of Nigeria’s healthcare system could not be compromised.

Among its demands, the association called for the immediate payment of outstanding arrears arising from the 25/35 per cent upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), unpaid professional allowances covering 19 months, as well as salary and promotion arrears owed to doctors in federal health institutions.

NARD also urged the government to conclude and implement the Medical and Health Workers’ Collective Bargaining Agreement without further delay and address welfare concerns affecting house officers.

The association further asked the Federal Government to resolve the dispute at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital before the August 10 deadline, alleging that resident doctors at the hospital had continued to face intimidation from the management and had been denied call-duty meals despite previous engagements.

It also demanded stronger measures to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence, payment to beneficiaries omitted from the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund, improved healthcare infrastructure and the recruitment of additional medical personnel to enhance healthcare delivery across the country.

The association noted that it had repeatedly raised concerns over the government’s failure to fully implement agreements reached with doctors, warning that failure to meet its latest demands could result in a total and comprehensive nationwide industrial action.