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Monday, 05 October, 2026

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  Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if “meaningful dialogue” is not held within days to address their long-standing grievances, particularly the acute shortage of manpower in district and Read more…


  The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has commenced its seven-day warning strike. ARD-FCT President, Dr George Ebong, made the announcement in Abuja, saying the decision followed resolutions reached at the end of its emergency general meeting Read more…


  The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has urged the Federal Government to urgently address rising challenges in the Health sector, warning that continued neglect could cause systemic collapse. At the end of its 3rd Quarter Ordinary Read more…


The Taraba State University (TSU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume a previously suspended strike over what it describes as a deliberate breach of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed in January 2025. Read more…


  The industrial action embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has been called off, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting on Friday, Pate said the Read more…


The federal government has officially withdrawn the contentious circular on nurses’ remuneration that sparked widespread dissatisfaction among Health workers and raised concerns over a potential nationwide strike. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, made this announcement Read more…


  Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has criticised Nigeria’s civil service and Health sector, describing the government’s communication with striking nurses as inadequate and hampered by bureaucracy. Speaking on The Morning Brief on Channels Television on Thursday, Akande called the Read more…


  Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal. Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government Read more…


  Medical doctors in government service in Ondo State, under the umbrella body of the National Association of Government General and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), have declared a three-day warning strike starting from Monday, July 14, 2025. The strike is in Read more…


  Resident doctors at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have said that they will embark on a one-week warning strike over poor welfare. The doctors, under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), in a communiqué issued Read more…