The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will resume its Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike (TICS 2.0) nationwide from 12:00 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, citing what it described as the continued failure of authorities to fully implement agreements on doctors’ welfare and conditions of service.
NARD announced the decision after an Emergency/Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on Jan. 2, 2026, according to updates signed by its president, Dr. Mohammed Suleiman. The action is tagged “No Implementation, No Going Back.”
The association directed presidents of its 91 centres to hold congress meetings and address the media, with NARD planning 91 separate press conferences within a seven-day window to explain its grievances and mobilise public support.
NARD also announced a phased protest plan: centre-based protests from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16, followed by regional protests coordinated by caucus leaders, and a national protest to be organised by the National Officers’ Committee (NOC).
The doctors’ body said any suspension of TICS 2.0 would only be considered after the full implementation of its minimum demands, which include: reinstatement of five doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Lokoja; payment of promotion and salary arrears; full implementation of the 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; reintroduction of the Specialist Allowance; resolution of house officers’ salary delays and arrears with a pay advisory; certificate-related reforms involving the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria; commencement of locum and work-hours regulation committees; and resumption and timely conclusion of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) process.
The association said it provided a one-week window before the strike to allow for congresses, media engagement and statutory notifications to security agencies and hospital managements.
NARD’s planned action follows its suspension of a 29-day strike on Nov. 29, 2025 after signing an MoU with the federal government—an agreement it says has not been implemented as promised.
