FCT Teachers Launch Indefinite Strike Over Unmet Demands

On April 20, 2026, teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) began an indefinite strike due to unmet demands, as announced by Comrade Abdullahi Moham Shafa, the chairman of the FCT NUT. The strike was necessitated by the FCT administration's failure to implement the recommendations of a committee established by Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, on July 7, 2025.

This committee was tasked with harmonizing outstanding entitlements for primary school teachers within two weeks, yet its report submitted in August 2025 has not been made public. The teachers had previously issued a seven-day ultimatum on March 19, 2026, followed by a 28-day grace period, but received no concrete response from the administration.

The strike will directly affect teachers across six area councils, and parents have been advised to keep their children at home until further notice. The public primary and secondary schools in the FCT were scheduled to resume their second term academic session on the same day the strike commenced.