HEALTH

Resident Doctors Begin Warning Strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a nationwide seven-day warning strike. 

NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, said on Sunday that the strike will begin Monday, August 26, 2024 by 12am.

Abdullahi said the decision was taken during the Emergency National Executive Council meeting.

He said: “The strike is commencing by midnight today. It’s for seven days, it’s a warning strike, and it’s total.

 “The strike is commencing by midnight today. It’s for seven days, it’s a warning strike, and it’s total.

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The strike is in response to the abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna.

Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew.

While her husband was released in March, Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.

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