Nigeria, July 4 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that the FCT Administration would use the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the six area councils to offset the dues owed to primary school teachers in the FCT.

This decision was reached during a resolution meeting involving the teachers under the National Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Chapter, the area council chairpersons and representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday.

After the meeting, Mr Wike's Chief of Staff, Chidi Amadi, said all parties have agreed to use the 10 per cent of councils' IGR for six months to offset the teachers dues.

The meeting was convened following a prolonged strike by ...