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.
SWEC Chairman Mr. Abdullahi Shafa announced this at a news conference on Sunday in Gwagwalada.
Shafa said the decision followed an emergency meeting to review the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, in the dispute that began on April 20, 2026.
According to him, the minister approved a N5 billion monthly commitment to address teachers’ outstanding needs.
“The minister approved the release of N2 billion monthly from FCT Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), plus N3 billion from the 10% IGR accruing to the Area Councils, to implement the 40% peculiar allowance and settle outstanding entitlements of primary school teachers,” he said.
On promotion matters, Shafa added that the minister had pledged to engage the Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission to remove the vacancy precondition for teacher promotions and review the 2024 promotion exercise.
Following stakeholders’ resolution, the council directed all FCT primary and secondary school teachers to resume duties on Monday, April 27.
Shafa stressed that no teacher should be victimised for participating in the strike and noted that the council would review its position if the FCT administration failed to honour the agreement.
He commended teachers for their solidarity and reaffirmed SWEC’s commitment to improving working conditions in the FCT.
