NARD Don Vex: Resident Doctors No Go Dey Do 24-Hour Call Duty Again From October 1

NARD Wahala:Naija resident doctors don finally raise alarm say dem no go dey do those endless 24-hour call duty wey dey knack dem like generator wey no dey off. NARD (Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors) yarn this one for statement wey dem drop October 1, 2025. Na the association Presido, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, join hand with Secretary-General, Dr. Shuaibu Ibrahim, and their Publicity guy, Dr. Abdulmajid Ibrahim, sign the matter.

Dem talk say e don reach time wey everybody suppose know say doctors sef na human being — body dey tire, head dey knock, and man pikin fit break down if wahala too much. Imagine say some surgical residents dey work like NEPA light — 122 hours every week! Na which kind life be that?

NARD no even gree joke with the matter again, dem say enough is enough. If e mean say some hospital go dey short-staffed, na government sabi, but doctors no wan dey drop like patient wey dem dey suppose treat.

NARD Wahala:Japa Syndrome Don Empty Hospital Like Bucket Wey Get Hole

The wahala no end there. As if e never do, the “Japa movement” don scatter Naija health system finish. Government don confirm say more than 16,000 doctors don waka comot within the last five to seven years. Where dem dey go? Abroad, where better pay and working condition dey wait for dem like suya for barbecue.

This kain mass migration na serious gbege for the doctors wey remain. Hospitals dey jam with patients, but the few doctors wey remain dey carry the whole load like wheelbarrow wey wan break. Ratio wey suppose make sense na 1 doctor to 600 people, but Naija own? Abeg brace yourself — 1 doctor to over 19,000 people! Na only God dey help us survive hospital visits for this country.

Even the resident doctors wey dey remain for ground dey complain say the pressure don too much. Average na 106.5 hours per week on duty — abeg, which other profession dey use human being like overtime machine like this?

Patient Care Don Dey Risk, Doctors Dey Fall Sick Too

Naija wahala no dey finish. This kain stress wey doctors dey face no just dey affect patients wey need treatment, e dey affect doctors body and mind too. If doctor wey suppose treat malaria collapse from overwork, who go treat the patient? Abeg make person answer.

NARD dey warn say if government no act fast, both patient and doctor life go dey inside one chance. With over 240 million Nigerians and only 11,000 resident doctors, e clear say our healthcare system dey dance shakara on top thin rope.

For now, the new law be say: no more continuous 24-hour call duty. Doctors go rest small before dem go back to ward. Na small victory, but at least e mean say patient fit see doctor wey eye clear and brain dey normal, no be zombie wey no don sleep for three days.