{"id":93962,"date":"2025-11-17T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=93962"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:34:23","slug":"what-will-end-the-ongoing-doctors-strike-nard-president-breaks-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/what-will-end-the-ongoing-doctors-strike-nard-president-breaks-it-down\/","title":{"rendered":"What will end the ongoing Doctors&#8217; strike?: NARD President breaks it down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"x9txbmy\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nToday on Guardian Talks, we talk about the ongoing strike action by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors, which started on the first day of this month. According to the doctors\u2019 association, which listed nineteen key demands, ranging from unpaid arrears and poor working conditions to calls for better equipment and fair employment policies.<\/p>\n<p>To understand what\u2019s really at stake and if Nigerians should expect an end to the crisis soon, I\u2019m joined by Dr. Muhammed Suleiman, President of the National Association of Resident Doctors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on Guardian Talks, we talk about the ongoing strike action by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors, which started on the first day of this month. According to the doctors\u2019 association, which listed nineteen key demands, ranging from unpaid arrears and poor working conditions to calls for better equipment and fair employment policies. 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