Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors across the country have announced plans to resume a nationwide strike from January 12, 2026.

The decision was contained in a communique issued after an Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting of the association held on January 2, 2026.

In the communique, the association described the planned industrial action as TICS 2.0, indicating a total and indefinite strike scheduled to commence from 12:00 am on the stated date.

The statement was signed by the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Mohammad Suleiman.

According to the association, the decision to return to industrial action followed the failure of the Federal Government to fully meet most of its outstanding demands.

“NEC resolved to resume TICS 2.0 tagged ‘No Implementation, No Going Back’ with effect from 12th January 2026 by 12:00 am,” the communique stated.

“Suspension will only be considered after full implementation of the agreed minimum demands,” the association added.

Suleiman said resident doctors had exhausted all engagement channels after the government failed to fulfil commitments made when the association suspended a previous 29-day strike on November 29, 2025.

He recalled that under the agreement reached at the time, the government pledged to address key demands of the doctors within four weeks.

According to NARD, the four-week deadline elapsed without “visible progress” on the issues raised.

The association listed some of its nine-point demands to include the reinstatement of the FTH Lokoja five, payment of promotion and salary arrears, and the full implementation of the professional allowance table with arrears captured in the 2026 budget.

Other demands include official clarification on skipping and entry-level issues by the Federal Ministry of Health to chief executives of health institutions, among others.

Beyond the withdrawal of services, the association also announced plans to embark on an aggressive public engagement campaign.

The communique directed its 91 centre presidents nationwide to convene congress meetings and brief the media within the next seven days.

“We want 91 press conferences to saturate the spaces over the next seven days,” the association stated.

The strike action will also feature centre-based protests scheduled to hold between January 12 and January 16.

This will be followed by regional demonstrations and a national protest to be coordinated by the National Officers Committee of the association.

According to the communique, the one-week notice period is meant to allow time for internal mobilisation, media engagement and statutory notifications to security agencies and hospital managements.

The association noted that the dispute centres on long-standing issues affecting doctors’ remuneration, career progression and working conditions.

“This struggle is about dignity and fairness at work,” Suleiman said, stressing that resident doctors remain the backbone of public hospitals across Nigeria.

As of press time, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare had yet to issue an official response to the latest strike notice.