FCT teachers suspend strike after Wike’s intervention

The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has suspended the ongoing strike by primary and secondary school teachers with immediate effect.

The Chairman of the SWEC, Abdullahi Shafa, made the decision known to mewsmen at a news conference on Sunday in Gwagwalada.

Shafa said the decision followed an emergency meeting convened to review the intervention of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, in the dispute declared on April 20, 2026.

He said Wike approved a N5 billion monthly commitment to address teachers’ outstanding needs.

He said: “The minister approved the release of N2 billion monthly from FCT Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), plus N3 billion from the 10 percent IGR accruing to the area councils to implement the 40 percent peculiar allowance and settle outstanding entitlements of primary school teachers.”

On promotion, Shafa said Wike pledged to engage the Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission to remove the vacancy precondition for teachers’ promotions and review the 2024 promotion exercise.

He said that following stakeholders’ resolution, the council had directed all FCT primary and secondary school teachers to resume duties on Monday, April 27, 2026.

He said no teacher should be victimised for participating in the strike, adding that the council would review its position if the FCT Administration failed to honour the agreement.

Shafa commended teachers for their solidarity and reaffirmed SWEC’s commitment to improved working conditions in the FCT.