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FCT primary school teachers suspend three-month strike, resume July 9

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 9, 2025

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have officially called off their strike, which lasted for more than three months, following the partial payment of their outstanding entitlements. The decision to return to classrooms was announced by the FCT Wing of the Nigeria

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FCT Primary School Teachers Resume Strike Over Unpaid Minimum Wage

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2025

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), represented by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), have declared the continuation of their indefinite strike starting Monday, March 24, 2025. This action follows the teachers receiving their February 2025 salaries without the inclusion of the promised N70,000 minimum wage. The strike decision was deliberated

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FCT primary schoolteachers suspend 20-day strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 8, 2024

After 20 days, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory called off their indefinite strike. This followed an agreement between the Nigeria Union of Teachers and the FCT Administration to pay the remaining 60% of the 25-month arrears owed to teachers. Abdullahi Kafas, chairman of the NUT’s FCT chapter, disclosed this on Monday. The teachers

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FCT primary school teachers commence indefinite strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 19, 2024

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have begun an indefinite strike to protest nonpayment of outstanding entitlements and other unresolved industrial issues. The teachers, under the Nige­ria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT wing, resumed the postponed strike on Wednesday, after a resolution by the union’s leadership. In a communiqué signed by

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FCTA approves N7 billion for the salary of primary school teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s secretary of education, Danlami Hayyo, reports that N7 billion has been allocated to cover 25% of the outstanding teacher salary arrears in public primary schools. On Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Hayyo made this statement while on a familiarisation visit to the FCT Universal Basic Education Board management. He indicated that

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Wike discloses agreement with FCT school teachers on strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The agreement that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike had with the Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) over the primary school teachers’ strike that is now taking place in the capital of the country has been made public. During a meeting with the Area Council Chairmen and FCT graded […]

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FCT primary school teachers to resume suspended strike January 15

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 13, 2024

On January 15, 2024, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory have threatened to resume their postponed strike. In a statement released on Friday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ Federal Capital Territory Wing, together with its state chairman Abdullahi Shafas, secretary Margaret Jethro, and publicity secretary Ibukun Adekeye, issued the directive to