Resident doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have resumed work following a month-long nationwide strike.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the strike began on November 1, following directives from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors after the government failed to meet their demands.
The doctors had called for a 200 per cent increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, full implementation of new allowances proposed since July 2022, immediate recruitment of clinical staff, and the removal of bureaucratic delays hindering the replacement of existing doctors, among other demands.
The President of UCH NARD, Dr. Gboyega Ajibola, said the NARD National Executive Council, met on November 29 to reassess the situation.
He noted that the government had met most of their immediate and short-term demands.
According to Ajibola, a Memorandum of Understanding, was signed with the government, outlining the association’s demands and the timelines for their implementation.
“Based on the satisfactory terms of the MoU, the NARD NEC decided to suspend the industrial action and allow the government four weeks to execute the agreed points,” he said.
Ajibola explained that, in line with NARD tradition, each centre held a congress on December 1 to brief members on the developments. Following the briefing, centre presidents instructed all members to return to their duty posts.
He confirmed that all resident doctors at UCH resumed work on Monday.
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