Nigeria, March 24 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has instructed primary school teachers employed by the Local Education Authority (LEA) in the six area councils to restart their strike starting Monday, March 24, 2025.

This decision comes after the council chairmen failed to implement the promised N70,000 minimum wage in the February 2025 salaries.

During a press briefing on Sunday following an emergency State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) meeting at the Teachers' House in Gwagwalada, FCT NUT Chairman Comrade Abdullahi Mohammed Shafas expressed frustration over the council chairmen's refusal to honor their agreement with the union.

Shafas explained that the union had called off its s...