The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has announced plans to commence a three-day warning strike from Tuesday, September 1, 2026, across medical schools nationwide.
The association’s Acting National Secretary-General, Prof. Aniekan Peter, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, explaining that the decision followed resolutions reached at the National Emergency Council meeting.
Peter expressed concern that the Federal Government had allegedly failed to address the pressing challenges confronting medical lecturers, despite the shortage of academic staff and the growing impact of the “Japa syndrome,” which has led many professionals to seek opportunities abroad.
The body described as antithetical the wish of the Federal Government to mass produce medical doctors without prioritizing the welfare of lecturers who train the medical students.
The association also decried the Federal Government’s inability to conclude negotiations on the conditions of service of medical lecturers and to formally document the payment of medical lecturers under the CONMESS salary structure.
The statement listed other grievances to include non-payment of MCATA, non-payment of EAA and non-payment of excess workload allowance even as it called on the Federal Government to urgently address the issues.
Parts of the statement read, ”The warning strike is scheduled to commence Tuesday next week and will be total and comprehensive across medical schools in the country.
”At a time when the country is already experiencing a severe shortage of medical lecturers, it is unfortunate that the Government is allowing these avoidable issues to escalate.”
The association therefore called on the Federal Government to listen, return to the negotiating table and resolve the issues ‘
“before the warning strike becomes inevitable”