NARD Suspends Nationwide Strike After Emergency Intervention; Medical Students and House Officers Relieved as Doctors Issue 14-Day Ultimatum to FG Over Unpaid Arrears
The planned total shutdown of Nigeria’s University Teaching Hospitals has been narrowly averted—at least for the next two weeks. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents the backbone of clinical care and medical training in the country, officially suspended its indefinite strike action today, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The decision followed a high-pressure,…