Public primary and secondary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have actually been directed to begin an indefinite strike starting Monday, following unsettled well-being problems with authorities.
The regulation was released by the Nigeria Union of Educators (NUT), FCT chapter, after an emergency situation meeting of its State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) held in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
In a communiqué jointly signed by State Chairman Abdullahi Shafa, Secretary Margaret Jethro, and Publicity Secretary Ibukun Adekeye, the union advised instructors to comply totally with the commercial action and await more instructions.
Parents were also advised to keep their children and wards in your home till further notice, as schools throughout the FCT are anticipated to be impacted by the strike.
The union described that the decision followed the expiration of a seven-day warning provided on March 11 to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, which lapsed on March 29 without a satisfactory reaction.
While acknowledging the minister’s intervention in carrying out the 70,000 base pay and the payment of nine months’ arrears to main school instructors, the union revealed concern that several important problems remain unsolved.
According to the communiqué, a committee set up by the minister on July 7, 2025, to harmonise outstanding entitlements and advise lasting options to repeating disagreements had submitted its report in August 2025, but it has yet to be made public or carried out.
The NUT said: “After extensive deliberations on the industrial issues and the silence on the legitimate demands of teachers’ well-being, the Council fixed that all public primary and secondary school instructors in the FCT shall, with effect from Monday, continue on an indefinite strike up until our demands are satisfied.”
Amongst its demands, the union required the instant release and execution of the committee’s report, the elimination of the “vacancies” condition connected to teachers’ promos, and a comprehensive review of the 2024 promo exercise conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission.
The union noted that regardless of giving an extra 28-day grace period after the initial ultimatum, authorities failed to respond meaningfully, leaving instructors without any alternative however to start the strike.
The advancement raises fresh issues about disturbances in the FCT education system, as countless trainees are anticipated to be impacted if the deadlock persists.