The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to resume its Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike (TICS 2.0) from January 12, 2026, citing the Federal Government’s failure to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the association.
The decision was reached at NARD’s Emergency National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on Friday, according to a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the association’s President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman.
NARD said the renewed industrial action, tagged “No Implementation, No Going Back,” will commence at 12:00 a.m. on January 12, unless the government meets its outstanding obligations. The association also announced plans for nationwide protests, including centre-based demonstrations across hospitals between January 12 and January 16.
The doctors had suspended an earlier indefinite strike on November 29, 2025, after 29 days of action, following the signing of an MoU in which the Federal Government committed to meeting their demands within four weeks. However, NARD said repeated deadlines for implementation had been ignored, leaving the association with no option than to resume the strike.
As part of preparations for the renewed action, the E-NEC directed presidents of NARD’s 91 centres nationwide to convene congress meetings and subsequently address the media. The association said this would result in coordinated press conferences across the country to highlight doctors’ welfare concerns.
NARD said the strike would only be suspended after the full implementation of its minimum demands, which include the payment of promotion and salary arrears, reinstatement of affected resident doctors, full implementation of the professional allowance table with arrears captured in the 2026 budget, resolution of salary delays, and the resumption and timely conclusion of the collective bargaining agreement process.
The association added that the one-week notice period before the strike is intended to allow for internal consultations, media engagement and statutory notifications to relevant security agencies and hospital managements nationwide.
