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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike on January 12th, 2026.
This time, the doctors promised that they wouldn’t be coerced into returning to work until all their needs are met.
In a statement on Saturday, the NARD said the recent decision was taken at the virtual National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Association.
NARD said the one-week window provided is strategic to allow proper congress meetings, media engagement, and statutory notifications of the planned protest to security personnel (DSS, Commissioner of Police, Civil Defence) as well as hospital management.
NARD noted that at end of the meeting, the NEC resolved to resume TICS 2.0 tagged “No Implementation, No Going Back” with effect from 12th January 2025 by 12:00am.
NEC also mandated every centre President from the 91 centres to do a congress meeting and at the end do a press conference. NEC also directed centre-based protests from 12 -16th January 2026. After the centre-based protests, regional protests at caucus leaders level shall be carried out. NEC also directed a national protest to be organised by the NARD NOC
However, the NARD NEC agreed that TICS 2.0 suspension will only be considered after full implementation of the following minimum demands: re-instatement of the FTH Lokoja five, payment of promotion and salary arrears, full implementation of professional allowance table with arrears captured in the 2026 budget, official clarification on skipping and entry-level issues by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to Chief Executives, re-introduction and implementation of the specialist allowance.
The doctors also demanded resolution of House Officers’ salary delays and arrears, with issuance of a pay advisory; re-categorization of membership certificates and issuance of certificates post Part I by NPMCN, commencement of locum and work-hours regulation committees, and resumption and timely conclusion of the CBA processes.
The NEC assured all members of full commitment to the resolutions, stressing that engagements will be intensified in the coming days.
