Nigeria's resident doctors warned the federal government Sunday of potential strike action if key welfare demands—like backlogged promotions, sacked colleagues' reinstatement, and a salary structure overhaul—aren't met within 30 days, capping off their annual conference amid cries over grueling shifts and brain drain.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, wrapping its 45th AGM and scientific meet in Katsina from September 21-26, laid out the ticking clock in a communiqué signed by president Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, secretary-general Dr. Shuaibu Ibrahim, and publicity head Dr. Abdulmajid Ibrahim.

Top requests: clear promotion arrears across federal hospitals, fix allowance tables, recall five axed medics from Lokoja's Federal Teaching Hospital, and fast-track the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure review.

NARD slammed "excessive and unsafe" duties, ordering members to cap consecutive calls at 24 hours from October 1, and blasted the Health Ministry for dragging on international-standard work hours.

The group also decried doctor casualization, crumbling facilities, and house officers' civil service snub, pushing a one-for-one replacement policy to plug manpower gaps.

The ultimatum echoes past flare-ups—like Senate and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's intervention in a recent suspension—and spotlights a sector bleeding talent amid poor infrastructure.