Fourteen branches of the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics have voted to begin a three-day nationwide warning strike next Tuesday, according to the reported union decision.
The strike is scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 1, 2026, following a vote by 14 of NAMDA’s 17 branches. The union says the action will be total and comprehensive across medical schools.
NAMDA Begins Three-Day Warning Strike Sept. 1
Fourteen branches of the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics have voted for a three-day nationwide warning strike beginning September 1 over unresolved welfare and remuneration demands.
NAMDA said the action, directed by its National Executive Council, would be total and comprehensive across medical schools in Nigeria.
The association’s Acting Secretary-General, Prof. Aniekan Peter, said the planned strike followed what the union described as the Federal Government’s failure to resolve longstanding issues affecting medical and dental academics.
Medical Lecturers List Outstanding Demands
According to NAMDA, the unresolved issues include delays in concluding negotiations on members’ conditions of service and outstanding payments and allowances.
The association listed concerns including:
- Failure to conclude negotiations through the Yayale Ahmed-led renegotiation committee.
- Lack of formal documentation for payment under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS.
- Non-payment of MCATA, Earned Academic Allowance and Excess Workload Allowance.
- Outstanding Professorial Allowance and other welfare-related concerns.
NAMDA said the dispute had become more serious against the backdrop of shortages of medical lecturers and the continued migration of professionals from Nigeria.
Strike Could Disrupt Medical Training
The planned industrial action follows earlier warnings by NAMDA that unresolved remuneration and welfare issues could disrupt medical education and the training of doctors and dentists nationwide.
The association had previously given the Federal Government additional time to address its demands before resorting to industrial action. Its latest vote indicates that the union is proceeding with the three-day warning strike unless there is a last-minute resolution.
Peter urged the Federal Government to return to negotiations, arguing that efforts to expand medical training must be matched by improved investment in the lecturers responsible for training future doctors.
The Federal Government’s response to NAMDA’s latest decision was not included in the reports reviewed at the time of publication.
