Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- By Monday afternoon, Azeez Olaoluwa, whose unnamed sister was scheduled for skin grafting surgery at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, was unsure of the fate that could befall his family.

Mr Olaoluwa, who is in his 30s, was, on Monday morning, disappointed that the planned nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had commenced.

He said his family had struggled to get a date for her sister's planned surgery after a series of medical tests and failed appointments with medical officials.

Mr Olaoluwa added that his sister had since been placed on admission at the facility for 'pre-surgery' observation by the medical team.

"So we were glad when she was finally given a date t...