The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, has given the Federal Government four weeks to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and welfare by extending the suspension of its total indefinite comprehensive strike.
The decision was taken at NARD’s January National Executive Council meeting held in Jos, Plateau State, where the doctors said they were encouraged by what they described as progress made by the Federal Government in ongoing negotiations.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, NARD acknowledged the reinstatement of disengaged doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Lokoja, as well as assurances from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System that outstanding CONMESS and accoutrement allowance arrears would be cleared within two weeks.
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The Association also confirmed that promotion and salary arrears had been forwarded to relevant authorities, with assurances from the Minister of Finance that payments would be expedited.
However, NARD raised concerns over delays in confirming CONMESS 3 as the approved entry level for medical doctors, the non payment of professional allowances provided for in the 2026 budget, and persistent salary arrears in several health institutions.
The resident doctors warned that industrial relations were worsening at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital and called for urgent government intervention, improved welfare, timely release of training funds, and renewed investment in Nigeria’s health sector.
