Nigeria: Adamant Doctors Commence Strike Today

18 December 2013

The talks between the federal government and the leaders of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) ended in the early hours of Tuesday without a concrete agreement on how to avert the industrial action scheduled to begin today.

Subsequently, the phased warning strike, which is to protest the failure of the federal government to implement a mutual agreement with the doctors for improved welfare and other emoluments, will commence today.

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