The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on an indefinite industrial action.

The National President of the association, Dr. Innocent Orji, made this known late on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, the major demands of the association are immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), immediate release of the circular on one-for-one replacement, and payment of skipping arrears.

Others include an upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in line with full salary restoration to the 2014 value of CONMESS and payment of arrears of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage.

The association also demands the reversal of the downgrading of the membership certificate by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

Access24 reports that the association had in a communique on July 5 after its virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting (E-NEC), issued fresh notice to the Federal Government to meet its demands within two weeks or risk industrial disharmony in the health sector.

The association embarked on a five-day warning strike on May 17, urging the Federal Government to address its concerns before May 29, stressing that there would be industrial disharmony if their requests were not granted.