The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has announced a three-day warning strike across medical schools in Nigeria from Tuesday, September 1, 2026, over unresolved concerns about the welfare and working conditions of medical lecturers.
The decision was reached at the association’s National Emergency Council meeting, the acting National Secretary General, Prof. Aniekan Peter, said in a statement made available to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday.
Peter said the planned action came amid a shortage of medical lecturers and the worsening ‘Japa syndrome’, accusing the Federal Government of failing to address what the association described as the legitimate concerns of medical academics.
NAMDA also faulted the government’s plan to mass-produce medical doctors without giving adequate attention to the welfare of the lecturers responsible for training them.
Among the issues raised by the association are the unresolved negotiations on the conditions of service for medical lecturers and the failure to formally document their payment under the CONMESS salary structure.
The association also listed the non-payment of MCATA, EAA and excess workload allowance among its grievances.
It urged the Federal Government to urgently address the outstanding issues and return to negotiations to prevent the dispute from escalating.
”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.”
NAMDA called on the Federal Government to listen to its concerns, return to the negotiating table and resolve the outstanding issues “before the warning strike becomes inevitable”.
