Doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the nationwide industrial action to allow the federal government time to meet their demands.
President of the Association, Dr. Aliyu Sokumba confirmed this on Thursday evening.
He said the union decided to suspend the strike, which commenced on Monday, to allow the government time to look into the issues discussed at a meeting with the government on Wednesday.
The doctors were demanding an immediate review of hazard allowance for healthcare workers and the payment of the COVID-19 inducement allowance.
Other issues bothered on group life insurance for doctors and other health care workers, payment of death-in-service benefit to next of kin/beneficiaries as well as the universal implementation of the medical Residency Training Act in all Federal and state hospitals.
The federal government on Wednesday said an additional N8.9 billion has been approved to pay up a large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all health workers across the nation.