Doctors' Strike Suspended?

The National Association of Resident
Doctors (NARD) may suspend its strike
today after the weekend spent in
negotiations and discussions aimed at
resolving disputes between the doctors and
the government.

It is reported that the strike could have been
called off on Friday after the association's
executives meeting with Labour Minister
Emeka Wogu and his Health counterpart
Onyebuchi Chukwu, but the suspension was
held off until NARD executives met their
members.
The discussion on Friday has been described
as "long and fruitful" and resulted in the
communiqué signed by both parties.
The strike had crippled services in public
hospitals across the nation following directives
by NARD president Dr. Jibril Abdullahi.
Most affected in the nation's capital Abuja
were the National Hospital and University of
Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, the
venue where NARD executives met to decide to
go on strike.