BREAKING: Resident doctors suspend planned strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its plan to commence strike on January 12.

The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by Shuaibu Ibrahim, secretary-general of NARD.

The association had earlier announced the strike in an update issued after its emergency national executive council (E-NEC) meeting held on January 2.

NARD said it wanted to embark on the strike to press home their demands from the Federal Government.