The National Association of Resident Doctors and the Federal Government have reached an agreement over the five-day warning strike embarked upon by the association.
This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, who said a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the end of a conciliation meeting convened by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in his office.
“The Federal Government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), geared towards halting the five-day nationwide warning strike of resident doctors,” the statement read.
“In conclusion, the meeting agreed that NARD officers are to present the outcome of the MOU to their members in an emergency meeting within 48 hours with a view to suspending the strike they embarked on last Wednesday, May 17, 2023.”
On the issue of doctors omitted in the payment of Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment, the meeting resolved that NARD should re-present the list on Monday, May 22 to the Ministry of Health, with annexes of the old submission and same copied to the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment.
On May 17, NARD began a five-day warning strike to press home its demands after a 14-day ultimatum to the government lapsed.
