The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike from September 12 to 16, over poor working conditions, pay, and certificate downgrading.

In a statement on Thursday, the General Secretary of the FCT Administration’s Association of Remergency online meeting of NARD’s National Executive Council (NEC) on Wednesday, September 10, which extended into the early hours of Thursday, September

Resident Doctors, confirmed the decision in a statement through General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, FCT Administration, Dr. Agbor Affiong, members unanimously resolved to down tools.

“The strike will commence at 8 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, and end on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. All centres are directed to inform their hospital management and continue to push our collective demands,” the statement read.

NARD President, Dr. Osundara Zenith, had earlier told the press that resident doctors planned to shut down public hospitals nationwide to protest poor working conditions, inadequate power supply, certificate downgrades, low remuneration, and other lingering issues.

The announcement comes as the FCT chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors continues its separate seven-day warning strike, which began on Monday.