Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) may suspend its planned nationwide strike following the issuance of a new government circular on doctors' remuneration.

At an Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) held in Abuja on Wednesday, delegates from all 36 states and the FCT, including past presidents, secretaries-general, and affiliate bodies of the NMA, convened to review developments surrounding the association's 21-day strike ultimatum to the federal government.

A source at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that the discussion centred on the federal government's response to the association's 19-point demand submitted to the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC), the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Wel...