Nigeria, April 10 -- The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its ongoing strike for an initial period of four weeks.

The president of the association, Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES late Saturday night.

"The strike has been suspended for four weeks and isolation centres resume 8 a.m. on Sunday and others on Monday," he said.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the doctors commenced an indefinite strike on April 1 after a meeting with a government delegation on March 31 ended in a deadlock.

The minister of labour, Chris Ngige, later threatened the doctors with the 'no work, no pay' rule, a day after the strike commenced.

Unperturbed, the doctors continued with their strike, leaving on...