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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its earlier 10-day deadline on September 10.

The decision followed a six-hour meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, held virtually on Wednesday.

The President of NARD, Dr. Tope Osundara, said the association acknowledged the government’s promise to address their concerns but insisted on immediate action.

In a communiqué issued on September 1, 2025, and signed by NARD President, Dr. Tope Osundara; General Secretary, Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku; and Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr. Omoha Amobi, the doctors demanded immediate payment of the outstanding 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, settlement of five months’ arrears from the 25–35 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure review, and other long-standing salary backlogs.

They also demanded the payment of the 2024 accoutrement allowance arrears, prompt disbursement of specialist allowances, and restoration of the recognition of the West African postgraduate membership certificates by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.

In addition, they called on the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria to issue membership certificates to all deserving candidates, implement the 2024 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, resolve outstanding welfare issues in Kaduna State, and address the plight of resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.

Resident doctors form the backbone of Nigeria’s public health system, providing a large share of clinical services in federal and state hospitals. Any strike action by the association often paralyses healthcare delivery, leaving patients stranded and hospitals overstretched.

Speaking with our correspondent on Thursday, Dr. Osundara said, “The Federal Government called us yesterday (Wednesday) and promised to address our concerns.

“After a six-hour deliberation, we decided to give the government the next 24 hours to ensure the disbursement of the Medical Residency Training Fund to beneficiaries, for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to upgrade our membership certificates, and to attend to our other demands.

“If there is no payment by today (Thursday), then tomorrow (Friday), we will start the strike immediately.”

According to him, more than 2,000 resident doctors across the country are still awaiting payment of the MRTF.

hoygift:
A prophet can never be recognized in his resident, Jesus remains the best teacher.

geoworldedu:
if Prophets can't be recognizetd in his resident or country, how come TB Joshua and many other Nigerian Prophets cashed out on the sheep so much?

Also how come Prophet Mohammed was recognized in Mecca and the entire Saudi Arabia? Talk another thing Jare.

hoygift:
Do you think Nigerian congregation will give you the kind of money TB Joshua owned, e never get any prophet way do things for this country way no get strong congressional prowess for outside, even in the USA. Na only when you come Nigeria flash money everywhere go begin full. As for the other paragraph I no wan de put mouth for talk wey you self no Sabi.

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

Inspirer1:
How easy it is to go on strike,,,,especially for a group that deals directly with human life

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

saintkel:
I am not against d doctors demanding for fair pay n increase in salary, I am just scared that dis won't even impact in d lives of d citizenry.....d way doctors treat citizens in Nigeria is alarming

geoworldedu:
You didn't counter any of my two examples up there.

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

Doctors ordered the govt to stop allowing pharmacists and other health professionals to become consultants in their respective fields and govt obeyed them for fear of strike threat. However, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientist do have become consultants in their own fields in the developed world

Doctors threatened the govt to withdraw a recent improved call allowance approved for other clinical professionals like pharmacy and radiology, the govt withdraw it for fear of the doctors

Doctors opposed increment of salary for nurses, pharmacist, radiology, etc in 2015, 2018 and 2023 by threatening counter strike if govt dare add N1 to their salaries

Entry level medical doctor salary = N400,000
Within 5 years they become consultants and earn at least N500,000. As consultants they only come to work once a week, work between 8am and 2pm and they go back to their private hospital practice. Someone who works 4;days a month will now earn between N500,000 monthly to N1.3m monthly (for senior consultants)

A nurse, pharmacy, lab scientist earns N160,000 at entry point. They will work 16 years before their take home can get to N350,000 which is far less than doctors starting point. They will commit not less than 8 hours daily to the job unlike doctors with just 5 years experience. After 30 years of experience before most non doctors can earn up to N400,000 monthly

Doctors have currently gotten approval from govt for a pool of fund to be made available only for doctors (excluding other hospital workers) who are sick to be flown abroad for treatment at govt expense.

An engineer or a non clinical staff who gets employed in a hospital setting earns N130,000 at the start and can never earn above N400,000 after 35 years of working because of the huge disparities in pay. Doctors fight everyday to wide this disparity by threatening counter strike whenever govt gives audience to the others

The MRTEF these doctors are going on strike for is not salary. Govt doesn't owe them salary. ARD are doctors in training who want to become consultants. MRTEF is school fees, exam fees for the Training, govt also pays them salaries. In some developed nations, if you want to be a consultant, you are responsible for your own training. But here, Govt decides to pay them salary, pay for the course and the fees, pay bicycles allowance, accounterment allowance, etc Yet, doctors continue to be a nuisance by opposing better welfare for non- doctors while threatening strikes monthly for their unending demand.

Mind you, govt has approved renewed hope houses scheme for doctors. They are applying through their union and did not make it open to other hospital workers.

hoygift:
Did the prophet get conquered by Ghenghis Khan in the war of Mecca?

geoworldedu:
Was he recognized or not? That's the question. Recognition doesn't mean that you won't have antagonists. But was he recognized? That's what I want you to answer. Nobody on earth can have 100% acceptance, even if you are a philantropist.

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

Doctors ordered the govt to stop allowing pharmacists and other health professionals to become consultants in their respective fields and govt obeyed them for fear of strike threat. However, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientist do have become consultants in their own fields in the developed world

Doctors threatened the govt to withdraw a recent improved call allowance approved for other clinical professionals like pharmacy and radiology, the govt withdraw it for fear of the doctors

Doctors opposed increment of salary for nurses, pharmacist, radiology, etc in 2015, 2018 and 2023 by threatening counter strike if govt dare add N1 to their salaries

Entry level medical doctor salary = N400,000
Within 5 years they become consultants and earn at least N500,000. As consultants they only come to work once a week, work between 8am and 2pm and they go back to their private hospital practice. Someone who works 4;days a month will now earn between N500,000 monthly to N1.3m monthly (for senior consultants)

A nurse, pharmacy, lab scientist earns N160,000 at entry point. They will work 16 years before their take home can get to N350,000 which is far less than doctors starting point. They will commit not less than 8 hours daily to the job unlike doctors with just 5 years experience. After 30 years of experience before most non doctors can earn up to N400,000 monthly

Doctors have currently gotten approval from govt for a pool of fund to be made available only for doctors (excluding other hospital workers) who are sick to be flown abroad for treatment at govt expense.

An engineer or a non clinical staff who gets employed in a hospital setting earns N130,000 at the start and can never earn above N400,000 after 35 years of working because of the huge disparities in pay. Doctors fight everyday to wide this disparity by threatening counter strike whenever govt gives audience to the others

The MRTEF these doctors are going on strike for is not salary. Govt doesn't owe them salary. ARD are doctors in training who want to become consultants. MRTEF is school fees, exam fees for the Training, govt also pays them salaries. In some developed nations, if you want to be a consultant, you are responsible for your own training. But here, Govt decides to pay them salary, pay for the course and the fees, pay bicycles allowance, accounterment allowance, etc Yet, doctors continue to be a nuisance by opposing better welfare for non- doctors while threatening strikes monthly for their unending demand.

Mind you, govt has approved renewed hope houses scheme for doctors. They are applying through their union and did not make it open to other hospital workers.

Inspirer1:
How easy it is to go on strike,,,,especially for a group that deals directly with human life

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

Doctors ordered the govt to stop allowing pharmacists and other health professionals to become consultants in their respective fields and govt obeyed them for fear of strike threat. However, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientist do have become consultants in their own fields in the developed world

Doctors threatened the govt to withdraw a recent improved call allowance approved for other clinical professionals like pharmacy and radiology, the govt withdraw it for fear of the doctors

Doctors opposed increment of salary for nurses, pharmacist, radiology, etc in 2015, 2018 and 2023 by threatening counter strike if govt dare add N1 to their salaries

Entry level medical doctor salary = N400,000
Within 5 years they become consultants and earn at least N500,000. As consultants they only come to work once a week, work between 8am and 2pm and they go back to their private hospital practice. Someone who works 4;days a month will now earn between N500,000 monthly to N1.3m monthly (for senior consultants)

A nurse, pharmacy, lab scientist earns N160,000 at entry point. They will work 16 years before their take home can get to N350,000 which is far less than doctors starting point. They will commit not less than 8 hours daily to the job unlike doctors with just 5 years experience. After 30 years of experience before most non doctors can earn up to N400,000 monthly

Doctors have currently gotten approval from govt for a pool of fund to be made available only for doctors (excluding other hospital workers) who are sick to be flown abroad for treatment at govt expense.

An engineer or a non clinical staff who gets employed in a hospital setting earns N130,000 at the start and can never earn above N400,000 after 35 years of working because of the huge disparities in pay. Doctors fight everyday to wide this disparity by threatening counter strike whenever govt gives audience to the others

The MRTEF these doctors are going on strike for is not salary. Govt doesn't owe them salary. ARD are doctors in training who want to become consultants. MRTEF is school fees, exam fees for the Training, govt also pays them salaries. In some developed nations, if you want to be a consultant, you are responsible for your own training. But here, Govt decides to pay them salary, pay for the course and the fees, pay bicycles allowance, accounterment allowance, etc Yet, doctors continue to be a nuisance by opposing better welfare for non- doctors while threatening strikes monthly for their unending demand.

Mind you, govt has approved renewed hope houses scheme for doctors. They are applying through their union and did not make it open to other hospital workers.

hoygift:
A place where you are recognized means everything including not kpaing in that place. Mind you he was already recognized in other nations before heading down to his place where he dropped.

Ruke1991:
Doctors are very greedy. Always fighting against improved welfare for other professionals working in the hospital that are not doctors

Doctors ordered the govt to stop allowing pharmacists and other health professionals to become consultants in their respective fields and govt obeyed them for fear of strike threat. However, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientist do have become consultants in their own fields in the developed world

Doctors threatened the govt to withdraw a recent improved call allowance approved for other clinical professionals like pharmacy and radiology, the govt withdraw it for fear of the doctors

Doctors opposed increment of salary for nurses, pharmacist, radiology, etc in 2015, 2018 and 2023 by threatening counter strike if govt dare add N1 to their salaries

Entry level medical doctor salary = N400,000
Within 5 years they become consultants and earn at least N500,000. As consultants they only come to work once a week, work between 8am and 2pm and they go back to their private hospital practice. Someone who works 4;days a month will now earn between N500,000 monthly to N1.3m monthly (for senior consultants)

A nurse, pharmacy, lab scientist earns N160,000 at entry point. They will work 16 years before their take home can get to N350,000 which is far less than doctors starting point. They will commit not less than 8 hours daily to the job unlike doctors with just 5 years experience. After 30 years of experience before most non doctors can earn up to N400,000 monthly

Doctors have currently gotten approval from govt for a pool of fund to be made available only for doctors (excluding other hospital workers) who are sick to be flown abroad for treatment at govt expense.

An engineer or a non clinical staff who gets employed in a hospital setting earns N130,000 at the start and can never earn above N400,000 after 35 years of working because of the huge disparities in pay. Doctors fight everyday to wide this disparity by threatening counter strike whenever govt gives audience to the others

The MRTEF these doctors are going on strike for is not salary. Govt doesn't owe them salary. ARD are doctors in training who want to become consultants. MRTEF is school fees, exam fees for the Training, govt also pays them salaries. In some developed nations, if you want to be a consultant, you are responsible for your own training. But here, Govt decides to pay them salary, pay for the course and the fees, pay bicycles allowance, accounterment allowance, etc Yet, doctors continue to be a nuisance by opposing better welfare for non- doctors while threatening strikes monthly for their unending demand.

Mind you, govt has approved renewed hope houses scheme for doctors. They are applying through their union and did not make it open to other hospital workers.