The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to meet its demands.
It stated the ultimatum, which ends on July 19, is supposed to give the government time to begin implementation of the resolutions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed on.
Failure to meet their demands by July 19, the NARD warned it cannot guarantee that its members would not embark on a nationwide strike.
Some of their demands include 200 percent review of their Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), issuance of a circular by the Federal Ministry of Health for replacement of doctors and nurses that have left the system with new ones, and the payment of salary arrears, improvement in hazard allowance by state governments, among others.
