Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Although the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its one-month-old nationwide strike, it warned that the action will resume if the federal government fails to fully implement all agreements reached during recent conciliatory meetings.

This is according to a communique released on Monday, following an Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on Saturday to review the government's response to its 19-point demands.

NARD said the strike, which began on 1 November, became necessary after years of unfulfilled agreements and the government's failure to act on critical issues affecting residency training, hospital infrastructure and workforce shortages.

The association noted tha...