The strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin today, April 7, 2026, is already threatening to disrupt services across federal and state-owned hospitals nationwide.
Resident doctors in Nigeria have spent a cumulative 51 days on strike since the administration of President Bola Tinubu began, a development that raises fresh concerns over the government’s ability to sustain agreements with health workers.
The figure, which includes two major strikes and a warning action between 2023 and 2025, comes as doctors once again announced plans to down tools starting from today over unpaid allowances and policy reversals.
The immediate trigger for the new strike is the Federal Government’s reported decision to halt the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table, a key component of an agreement reached after the 2025 strike.
In its latest statement, NARD described the move as “unfortunate” and accused the government of pushing doctors into another avoidable industrial action.
The association said its National Executive Council resolved to embark on a “total and comprehensive strike” following deliberations over the policy shift.
NARD is demanding an immediate reversal of the decision to stop the allowance table; payment of promotion and salary arrears; settlement of 19 months’ outstanding allowance arrears, and release of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund.
