The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has suspended its ongoing strike by primary and secondary school teachers with immediate effect.
The decision was announced on Sunday in Gwagwalada by SWEC Chairman, Abdullahi Shafa, following an emergency meeting convened to review the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in the industrial dispute declared on April 20, 2026.
Shafa said the suspension followed a resolution reached after the minister approved a ₦5 billion monthly intervention package aimed at addressing teachers’ outstanding demands.
According to him, the package includes ₦2 billion monthly from the FCT Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and an additional ₦3 billion from 10 per cent IGR accruing to the Area Councils.
He explained that the funds would be used to implement the 40 per cent peculiar allowance and clear outstanding entitlements owed to primary school teachers.
“The minister approved the release of ₦2 billion monthly from FCT IGR, plus ₦3 billion from the 10 per cent IGR of Area Councils, to implement the 40 per cent peculiar allowance and settle outstanding entitlements,” Shafa said.
On promotion-related issues, he said Wike had also pledged to engage the Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission to remove the vacancy requirement for teacher promotions and review the 2024 promotion exercise.
Following the resolution, Shafa directed all FCT primary and secondary school teachers to resume work on Monday, April 27, adding that no teacher should be victimised for participating in the strike.
He warned that the council would revisit its position if the FCT administration failed to honour the agreement.
Shafa commended teachers for their solidarity and reaffirmed SWEC’s commitment to improving welfare and working conditions in the FCT education sector.