Teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, primary schools have launched a new strike over Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT-led administration’s failure to comply with the payment of the new N70,000 minimum wage.
With just three days remaining for the pupils to complete their first-term examinations, the aggrieved teachers on Monday turned back the pupils, shutting down academic activities in the schools.
The pupils in the FCT have faced multiple strikes this term, the most recent one beginning on September 18, just 14 days after the term began, and the strike was eventually called off on October 7, leaving students at home for nearly three weeks.
However, on Monday, when pupils returned to continue their first-term examinations, they were sent back home due to a fresh ongoing strike.
Bellnews on Saturday reported that amid the controversy around the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage in the FCT, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) declared an indefinite strike.
The NLC directed all workers in the federal capital territory and across the six area councils of the FCT to embark on indefinite strike action from December 1, 2024, over non-implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage arrears.