Public primary and secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will shut down indefinitely as teachers begin strike action on Monday, April 20, 2026. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT chapter announced the industrial action following an emergency meeting of its State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) held on Friday. Union leaders cited unresolved grievances over unpaid hazard allowances, delayed promotions, and the non-implementation of agreed salary structures as key reasons for the strike. They stated that all teaching and non-teaching staff in public schools under the FCT Education Secretariat are involved in the action. The union warned parents and stakeholders to make alternative arrangements for pupils and students until the strike is called off. NUT demanded immediate intervention from the FCT Minister and the Area Council Chairmen Forum to address the issues. The union gave no timeline for when negotiations might resume.
The NUT is striking over unpaid hazard allowances and stalled promotions while the FCT Education Secretariat continues to operate without public accountability on these payments. Thousands of pupils in Abuja's public schools face disruption despite repeated union engagements that have yielded no concrete resolution. If the agreed salary structures were already due, then the delay exposes a pattern of administrative neglect affecting both teachers and learners. The longer the impasse lasts, the more students lose academic time with no compensatory plan in sight.
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