Resident doctors extend strike ultimatum by four weeks

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended by four weeks its expired 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, warning that it may embark on industrial action if its demands remain unmet.
The decision was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting, held virtually on Saturday.
The communiqué was jointly signed by the NARD president, Dr Mohammad Suleiman; secretary-general, Dr Shuaibu Ibrahim; and publicity and social secretary, Dr Abdulmajid Ibrahim.
NARD said the extension followed a review of government compliance after the 21-day ultimatum issued during its May Ordinary General M...