Wike approves N7bn for primary school teachers’ salaries in FCT

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has given approval for a payment of N7 billion, which will address 25% of the salary arrears owed to primary school teachers in the FCT.

This comes barely three days after FCT primary school teachers staged a protest over non-salary payments.

Danlami Hayyo, the Secretary for Education in the FCT Administration, disclosed this during a visit to the FCT Universal Basic Education Board in Abuja, stating that the FCTA will cover 40% of the outstanding arrears, while the remaining 60% will be covered by the Area Councils. He emphasized a three-month timeline for payment, with funds to be deducted at the source and remitted accordingly.

“The essence of this visit is to see how the secretariat can collaborate with the Board towards achieving its mandate. “I am thankful to God that the Board has counterpart funding in addition to the BESDA account. “I promise that the available resources from UBEC and UBEB will be used to address the challenges,” Hayyo said.