BREAKING: Nigerian Resident Doctors Embark On Nationwide Strike

Nigerian Resident Doctors have embarked on a nationwide strike.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a nationwide 7-day warning strike on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 12 am.

This Nigeria news platform understands that the strike is in response to the abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna.

 

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Dr. Dele Abdullahi, President of NARD, announced the strike during an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council.

“The strike is total, and there will be no concessions or emergency care during this period,” he said.

 

Dr. Popoola was kidnapped on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew. Although her husband was released in March, Dr. Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity after eight months.

 

Recall that NARD members protested against Dr. Popoola’s abduction on Thursday, August 15, in Lagos. The demonstration was organized by resident doctors of Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta.