The National Industrial Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) and the Medical Guild, Lagos, to suspend their strike within 48 hours.
Justice Babatunde Adejumo ordered the doctors to suspend the strike before 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20.
He also ordered that negotiations between the doctors and the Lagos State Government should commence on Aug. 23 and must be concluded on or before Aug. 27.
Adejumo told both parties to settle the dispute amicably in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 of National Industrial Court Act 2006.
Counsel to the respondent (doctors), Bamidele Aturu, told the court that the doctors would call off the strike if the state government showed a firm commitment to negotiate.
A leader of the Medical Guild, Dr Ayobode Williams, said that the striking doctors would meet on Friday to decide the way forward.
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