Teachers across schools in the Federal Capital Territory have called off a three-month-old strike after the intervention of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) announced the suspension of the strike on Tuesday, July 8.
According to the NUT, primary school teachers are expected to resume school on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
The FCT Wing of the Executive Council of the NUT after a meeting in Abuja, released a communique dated 4 July, 2025
The union in the communique said that the suspension of the strike followed the intervention of the FCT Minister.
According to the union, the minister had ordered the release of N16 billion for the settlement of part of the salaries.
The NUT also commended the teachers for their unwavering support, solidarity and prayers during the strike period.
Since March 24, 2025, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), have been on strike over the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage and unpaid arrears by the six area council chairmen.
Despite FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s approval of N4.1 billion to address the wage backlog, allegations of fund diversion by council chairmen have fueled the crisis between the council leadership and the NUT.
The strike action led to the shutdown of schools risking a lost academic year for pupils across the FCT.
Also, while parents sought private school alternatives, the NUT had demanded implementation and subsequent payment before resuming classes.