Breaking The Cycle: Policy Options To End Public Primary School Teachers’ Strikes In FCT Abuja
Executive Summary
Public primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, boycotted classes twice in December 2024. The teachers who are protesting the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage, among other grievances, embarked on strike in February 2025. Yet again, the tutors have shut down classes in another strike action, making it the 4th time of abandoning teaching and learning in four months! The public primary schools in FCT Abuja that employ 8,321 teachers are currently locked down owing to the lack of teachers at their duty posts. At the heart of the crisis are wage disputes, poor working conditions, and government inaction. These strikes deepen educational inequality, diminish public confidence in the system, and affect families. This Policy Pulse outlines the consequences of this recurrent disruption and presents actionable policy options to stabilise the system and prevent future occurrences.