FCT primary teachers to call off three-month old strike.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is poised to call off its three-month strike following an intervention by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. 

This follows a closed-door meeting that was held between the minister, area council chairmen, NUT leadership, and representatives of the FCT Administration, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), and the National Assembly.

Chief of Staff to the minister, Chidi Amadi disclosed that it was resolved at the meeting that 10% of the area councils' Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the past six months will be withheld to settle 70% of the minimum wage owed to teachers.

Also, a special committee has been constituted to revisit outstanding issues, including payment of salary arrears, promotion arrears, and other entitlements, while it is expected to submit a report within two weeks detailing how the issues will be permanently addressed.

The minister also pledged to address outstanding issues of local government employees to ensure the area councils resume full operations immediately, while the Chairmen, who agreed to the resolution, despite the outcome not being in their favor, appealed to NUT to call off the strike. 

In separate remarks, NANS President, Olushola, Oladoja commended the minister's intervention and expressed hope that the outcome would put the matter to rest, while the NUT Chairman, Mohammed Shafa, said he will take the resolution to the State for a final decision.

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