Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and its members from embarking on the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on 12 January.

Justice Emmanuel Subilim made the order on Friday while ruling on an ex parte motion filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

The suit lists NARD, its National President, Mohammad Suleiman, and its Secretary General, Shuaibu Ibrahim, as respondents.

In the enrolment order dated 9 January, the court restrained the association, its members, agents and privies from "calling, directing, organising, participating in or embarking upon...