Medical academics under the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) tell the Federal Government to resolve a welfare dispute within 21 days or face industrial action. In statements carried by Nigerian media outlets, the union says it has made repeated attempts to get government to respond to its proposals without results, even as agreements are reported to have been reached with other university-based unions.
NAMDA’s warning sets a 21-day deadline for negotiations to conclude and for “meaningful progress” to be made. If the deadline passes without resolution, the union says it will reconvene to determine its next course of action, which could include an indefinite strike. Both reports frame the ultimatum as a response to what the group describes as stalled discussions over welfare matters affecting medical and dental academic staff.
The union’s actions are presented as conditional on government progress during the three-week period, with the specific industrial measures to be decided after the deadline.
