The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day warning strike following the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands.
The decision was made after a six-and-half-hour extraordinary National Executive Council meeting of the Association held virtually on Monday.
The warning strike is expected to commence at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, and end Monday, May 22, at 8:00 a.m.
NARD had on April 29, 2023, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands or face industrial disharmony. This lapsed on Saturday, May 13.
The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the tune of 200 per cent of the current gross salaries of doctors.
The doctors also want the immediate withdrawal of the bill seeking to compel medical and dental graduates to render five-year compulsory services in Nigeria before being granted full licences to practise.
Hawk Daily News 
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