Breaking: Resident Doctors Call Off Strike

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Resident doctors in the country have suspended their industrial action.

President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Aliyu Sokomba, confirmed the development Thursday evening, saying ongoing discussions with the federal government on how to resolve the issues will continue on Friday.

On September 7, the doctors had embarked on the strike to protest government’s inability to meet their demands, including insurance package, payment of the outstanding Covid-19 allowance and the payment of medical residency training fund.new Resident Doctors

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It was learnt that the strike was suspended following an understanding reached with the Federal Government on Wednesday.

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'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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