The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and welfare, even as it extended the suspension of its Total Indefinite Comprehensive Strike (TICS). The decision was taken at the end of the Association’s January National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and Scientific Conference, held between January 25 and 29, 2026, in Jos, Plateau State. NARD said the extension of the strike suspension for another four weeks was a “goodwill gesture” in recognition of what it described as progress made by the Federal Government. Leaders of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and chief medical directors of major health institutions were also present. It also decried the non-payment of the Professional Allowance provided for in the 2026 Appropriation Act and persistent salary arrears across several health institutions.