The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has suspended its indefinite strike and directed all affected staff, notably main and secondary college lecturers to renew work on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the union in FCT, Knabayi Adalo, introduced the suspension in a communique issued in Abuja on Tuesday.
Mr Adalo defined that the choice adopted the conclusion of conciliatory talks between the labour union, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the Management of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
He stated that the resolutions have been formally adopted on the finish of an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) assembly held on the Labour House, Central Business District, Abuja.
According to him, the suspension was agreed upon in the spirit of social dialogue and industrial concord following key concessions reached concerning lecturers’ profession development and administrative directives.
“On emptiness provision for training officers, it was resolved that promotion vacancies for training officers will align with established positions declared by the FCT Education Secretariat.
“The council famous that an upcoming exit of directorate officers would clear the trail for the upward mobility of eligible officers.
“Also, following approval from the FCT Executive Council and subsequent communication to the FCT Civil Service Commission on the 2025 promotion examination, a brand new date shall be introduced to permit certified candidates to take the examination.
“Regarding the deployment of officers benefiting from the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers back into classrooms, stakeholders agreed to maintain the FCT Executive Council’s directive, stepping down the process until further notice,” he stated.
Mr Adalo, nonetheless, issued situations to ensure full compliance by authorities.
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He stated that the NLC would arrange a devoted monitoring committee tasked with imposing the agreed phrases inside specified timelines.
He warned that any failure by the FCTA or related authorities to implement the agreements would set off an computerized resumption of the strike with out prior discover.
He knowledgeable staff who participated in the strike that the union had secured a binding settlement that no employee or instructor would face reprisals, penalties, or victimisation for taking part in the commercial motion.
He recommended the resilience of FCT lecturers and praised the solidarity displayed by affiliate unions, the Ministry of Labour, and the FCTA administration throughout negotiations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that the NLC had on 7 October, directed all staff in the FCT Administration, together with these in the personal sector, to begin an indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes and coverage grievances affecting lecturers.
