Primary and secondary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin an indefinite strike on Monday over “unmet” demands.

According to NAN, the state wing executive council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the FCT gave the directive at the end of an emergency meeting on Friday.

The communique was jointly signed by Abdullahi Shafa, state chairman, Margaret Jethro, secretary, and Ibukun Adekeye, publicity secretary.

The council expressed concern over the delay in the implementation of a report outlining the teachers’ demands.

The report was submitted in 2025 after the teachers had called off a three-month strike over outstanding entitlements.

“The minister constituted a committee on July 7, 2025, with a mandate to, within two weeks, harmonise all outstanding entitlements of primary school teachers,” the communique reads.

“The committee was also directed to make appropriate recommendations that would lead to a permanent solution to the frequent industrial disputes involving FCT Primary School Teachers.

“The committee concluded its assignment and submitted its report in August 2025; however, the report is yet to be made public.”

The union also called for the removal of the “vacancies” precondition for the promotion of teachers, as well as a complete review of the 2024 promotion exercise conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission to allow for the unhindered promotion of eligible teachers.

“After exhaustive deliberations on the industrial issues and the silence on the legitimate demands of teachers’ welfare, the council resolved that all public primary and secondary school teachers in the FCT shall, with effect from Monday, proceed on an indefinite strike until our demands are met,” the union said.

Source:The Cable