The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned strike scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12, following the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The association had threatened to embark on the strike over unresolved issues, including the non-payment of promotion and salary arrears, delays in the resumption and completion of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) process, the absence of a clear policy on skipping or entry levels for chief executives, and the failure to fully implement previous agreements, among others.
Earlier, Daily Trust reported that the National Industrial Court (NIC), sitting in Abuja, had restrained the association and two of its officials from embarking on any form of industrial action from January 12, 2026.
Justice E. D. Subilim granted the interim injunction in a suit marked NICN/ABJ/06/2026, filed by the Federal Government and the Attorney-General of the Federation against NARD.
Confirming the suspension in a telephone interview with Daily Trust, NARD President, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, said the decision followed the vice president’s direct intervention, during which some of the association’s demands were addressed.
“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.
He added that the vice president requested additional time to resolve the remaining concerns, a request that was approved by the association’s National Executive Council (NEC).
“He has asked for more time to address the outstanding issues, and the NEC has graciously granted that request,” he said.
Suleiman noted that further details would be communicated to members and the public in due course, stressing that the strike would not hold on Monday.
“A more detailed communication will follow, but the strike will not take place on Monday,” he added.
