Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kubwa Branch, shut down Junior Secondary School, Kubwa, on Monday as part of an indefinite strike across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The industrial action, directed by the NUT FCT State Wing Executive Council, was triggered by unresolved salary and promotion issues affecting primary and secondary school teachers. The Chairman of NUT Kubwa Branch, Mr. Amed Baba, said the 40 percent allowance introduced under the previous administration had been paid to secondary school teachers but withheld from primary school teachers for 42 months. He attributed the delay to conflicting statements from area councils, noting that the Kuje chairman initially denied entitlement but recently reversed position.
Baba stated that primary school teachers are backed by documents from the National Salary, Incomes and Wages Commission affirming their eligibility. In addition to the 40 percent allowance, teachers are owed N35,000 and N25,000 wage awards, among other arrears. He also condemned the FCT administration's shift in promotion policy, saying a 2024 promotion exam was held but promotions are now contingent on vacancies. This, he argued, undermines the purpose of the exam. The union has engaged the FCT authorities repeatedly without resolution. Baba declared that "there's no school in FCT" as the strike was enforced in all public primary and secondary schools. He mocked the government's disregard for teachers, suggesting it recruit touts from Utako to conduct exams instead.
The NUT is highlighting that primary school teachers have gone 42 months without a 40 percent allowance already paid to their secondary school counterparts, despite documentation from the National Salary, Incomes and Wages Commission. While the FCT administration prepares for a 2025 promotion exercise, it denies promotions based on vacancy, even after conducting a 2024 exam that implied advancement was possible. This contradiction leaves teachers who passed the exam in limbo, undermining morale and the credibility of the process. For the 42 months of unpaid entitlements and the hollow promotion framework, the message to FCT teachers is clear: their work is expendable.
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