Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- Hospitals across Nigeria remained in partial shutdown as the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) entered its fourth day, leaving patients stranded and many departments operating at minimal capacity.

Visits by PREMIUM TIMES reporters to health facilities in Lagos, Abuja, and Kaduna revealed that while emergency and critical units were operating partially, most outpatient and specialised services were shut down.

At the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, a few nurses were seen attending to already-admitted patients while new admissions had stopped.

A patient at the Labour Ward, who identified herself as Mrs Nafisat, told PREMIUM TIMES she was still receiving attent...