Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended their three-month strike and will be returning to classrooms from today Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The strike began on March 24.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, Abubakar Shafa, had earlier maintained that teachers would not resume until their outstanding salaries were paid. However, the strike was called off following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the disbursement of N16 billion for payment of teachers’ entitlements.

According to a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC), the union said the suspension followed a stakeholder meeting convened by the minister on July 3, 2025. The meeting had in attendance the Chairmen of the House Committees on FCT and Area Councils, the FCT Head of Service, the Permanent Secretary of Treasury, NUT executives, and other key stakeholders.

The communiqué noted that although the responsibility of paying teachers’ salaries rests with the Area Councils, the minister acknowledged that their financial allocations were insufficient. To address this, he approved the release of six months’ worth of 10 percent FCT Internally Generated Revenue, totaling N16 billion, to cover the June 2025 salary under the new minimum wage and 60 percent of arrears spanning nine months.