Resident doctors in Nigeria have announced plans to resume a nationwide strike on January 12, citing the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement agreements reached during negotiations that led to the suspension of an earlier strike.
This is according to a statement issued by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) following an emergency virtual meeting of its National Executive Council, as first reported by the News Agency of Nigeria.
The planned strike, described by the association as total, indefinite, and comprehensive, is a continuation of the industrial action suspended in November 2025 after weeks of talks with government officials.
The association said the resumption of the strike, tagged “TICS 2.0: No Implementation, No Going Back,” would commence at midnight on January 12, warning that key provisions of the memorandum of understanding signed with the government had not been implemented within the agreed timeline.
Excerpt from the statement reads,
“Dear Nigerians, NEC have resolved to resume TICS 2.0 action following the failure of FGN / FMoH & SW to honour the signed MoU. Goodwill has been exhausted. Implementation remains stalled.”
According to the association, resident doctors across the country’s 91 accredited training centres have been directed to hold congress meetings and brief the media to publicise the impending industrial action.
The association also disclosed plans to “saturate public spaces” with information about the strike in the days leading up to January 12, as part of efforts to engage the public and stakeholders.
In addition to withdrawing medical services, NARD said it would embark on coordinated protests, with centre-based demonstrations scheduled from January 12 to January 16. These would be followed by zonal protests led by caucus leaders, and later, a nationwide protest organised by the association’s national officers.
