The National Association of Resident Doctors has reached an agreement with the Federal Government over its ongoing strike.

The association, at a meeting which lasted almost the whole of yesterday said it will consult its executive council within the next 24 hours, with a view to calling off the strike.

Both parties had been locked in negotiations to resolve issues that led to the declaration of a nationwide strike on Monday.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE said at the meeting that the strike was unnecessary.