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Classrooms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remained empty on Monday as public primary and secondary school teachers heeded a union directive to join an ongoing industrial action.
The move comes in solidarity with FCTA workers who began an indefinite strike over unresolved welfare and labour concerns.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, announced that all educators under its jurisdiction must stay away from schools while also assembling at the National Industrial Court in Area 11, Gimbiya Street, by 7 a.m. to support JUAC’s legal challenge.
“The directive is meant to strengthen our collective voice,” NUT FCT Chairman Abdullahi Shafas said. “Teachers must stand together with other FCTA workers until our demands are fully addressed.”
The industrial action, launched on January 19 by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), has affected offices and agencies across the FCT, highlighting long-standing grievances regarding welfare, salaries, and working conditions.
Teachers’ participation underscores the widening scope of the protest.
Union officials emphasised that the strike is both a legal and strategic step to press the government for immediate resolutions.
“A united workforce is a powerful workforce,” the communique added, urging members to remain committed while updates are provided as the situation unfolds.
With classrooms deserted, parents and students are left in limbo as authorities are called upon to expedite negotiations and prevent further disruption to education in the territory.