Public faculty lecturers within the Federal Capital Territory are set to close down school rooms because the Nigeria Union of Academics (NUT) has declared an indefinite strike starting Monday, April 20, 2026.
The motion will have an effect on each main and secondary faculties throughout all six space councils in Abuja.
The choice was introduced after an emergency assembly of the union’s State Wing Govt Council held on the Academics Home in Gwagwalada. The assembly, which lasted a number of hours, ended with a decision to withdraw providers till the federal government addresses longstanding welfare issues.
Talking after the assembly, the FCT NUT Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Mohammed Shafas, stated the strike grew to become essential as a result of failure of the FCT Administration to behave on lecturers’ calls for. He defined that the union had exhausted all avenues of dialogue earlier than arriving on the choice.
On the centre of the dispute is the non-implementation of a committee report arrange by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on July 7, 2025. The committee was anticipated to resolve points surrounding unpaid entitlements and different welfare issues affecting main faculty lecturers.
Nevertheless, a number of months after its submission, the report has not been launched or applied.
Shafas famous that lecturers have continued to face delays in promotions and irregular fee buildings. He additionally raised issues in regards to the requirement of “emptiness” as a situation for promotion, describing it as unfair to classroom lecturers who’ve met all skilled standards.
Among the many union’s key calls for is the elimination of this “emptiness” situation and a complete overview of the 2004 promotion train. In keeping with the union, many certified lecturers have been stagnated for years regardless of assembly the necessities for development.
The NUT chairman additional revealed that the union had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the FCT Administration, which expired on March 19, 2026. This was adopted by a further 28-day grace interval to permit the authorities reply. He stated the federal government failed to interact the union or present any significant replace throughout that point.
“The assembly resolved that every one public main and secondary faculty lecturers within the FCT shall, with impact from Monday, 20 April, 2026, proceed on an indefinite strike till the calls for of the union are met,” Shafas acknowledged.
The union has directed all lecturers to conform absolutely with the strike order. It additionally suggested dad and mom and guardians to maintain their kids at house, warning that tutorial actions might be suspended indefinitely.
The timing of the strike is anticipated to disrupt the educational calendar, as public faculties within the FCT are scheduled to renew for the second time period on the identical day the economic motion begins.