One thing I can assure you is that out of the 8000+ going on strike, a significant % won't return back to the hospital when the strike is eventually called off. Many will use this period to clear their heads and make better decisions, a lot will discover their worths in other fields.
Every day on the job, doctors give their all even when the system gives them nothing.
From using phone flashlights to save lives to buying gloves with our own money, this is the reality we face.
We' re not asking for luxury, just dignity, fair pay, and hospitals that work.
We demand better!!
NARD is not even asking for anything new, they are fighting for PROMISES ALREADY MADE AND BROKEN.
Our doctors are being owed
Months of salary/allowance arrears, many are made to work in very unholy conditions.
When the strike starts, people might turn on the doctors and make them the enemy, meanwhile, the FG who should be held accountable thrives on the sidelines, meanwhile this strike is a symptom of a dangerously SICK HEALTH SYSTEM.
Healthcare has always been costly, very expensive actually, but the government needs to show the people that it cares about their healthcare and make sacrifices, explore other funding options for our healthcare.
You can't expect a healthy country if you treat your doctors anyhow.
Dear honorable minister of health @muhammadpate , look at the attached photos and see the sorry states of our hospital, it tells you the depth of shortage of Drs in our hospitals. Pathetic right? Imagine the plight of the few on ground. Please listen to the demands of @nard_nigeria and write your name in gold
A PASSIONATE CALL TO ALL NIGERIANS TO STAND WITH NARD
Fellow Nigerians!
Warm greetings from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
We wish to address you at this critical time as we embark on a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike, a decision that did not come lightly, nor was it ever our desire. We are fully aware of the pains and inconveniences that accompany any disruption in healthcare services, and we deeply regret the situation.
However, this action has become inevitable, following the repeated failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to honor its promises and implement the agreements reached with us after several rounds of dialogue, appeals, and ultimata.
Our demands are not selfish, neither are they politically motivated. They are genuine, germane, and patriotic, centered on the survival of the Nigerian health system and the well-being of every citizen who depends on it.
We fight not for personal gain, but for the creation of a system that allows doctors to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients in an environment that supports their mental and physical well-being. A resident doctor who is overworked, underpaid, and mentally exhausted cannot offer optimal care to the patient who needs them most.
Our demands include issues of excessive workload, fair remuneration, payment of arrears, improvement of working conditions, adequate staffing, and the provision of essential medical infrastructure, all of which directly impact the quality of healthcare delivered to Nigerians.
A nation’s health system can only be as strong as the hands that sustain it. If the doctors are broken, under-motivated, or forced to seek survival abroad, the patients suffer most. This is why we have taken this painful stand to secure the future of Nigerian healthcare for every man, woman, and child who deserves quality care here at home.
We therefore call on all Nigerians; our patients, civil society groups, labour unions, religious and traditional leaders, and every citizen of conscience, to stand with us. Add your voices to ours in appealing to the Federal Government to do the right thing.
This is not a fight between resident doctors and government; it is a struggle for a functional, just, and humane healthcare system, one where your doctor can attend to you with a clear mind, a motivated spirit, and access to the tools needed to save lives.
Together, we can rebuild a system that values both the caregiver and the cared-for. We appeal to you to weigh in and urge the Government to address our demands urgently, so that hospitals can reopen, doctors can return to their duty posts, and Nigerians can once again access the care they deserve.
We always stand with you, and now we ask you to stand with us in solidarity and service to humanity.
Dr. Mohammad Usman Suleiman
President, Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
1st November, 2025.
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