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The education sector in Nigeria’s capital has been thrown into turmoil as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, enforced a total and indefinite strike starting October 7, to protest systemic injustices against primary and secondary school teachers. Union leadership slammed the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for subjecting educators to discriminatory, vacancy-based promotion criteria typically meant for core civil service pool staff; a policy causing severe career stagnation. As the strike disrupted public school calendars, tensions escalated when the FCT administration responded with a “No Work, No Pay” order and accused union leadership of political motivations. NLC representatives, however, have doubled down, demanding the immediate abolition of arbitrary promotion bottlenecks, the reversal of punitive redeployments, and full respect for teachers’ statutory retirement rights. Read more https://punchng.com/nlc-declares-indefinite-strike-in-fct-over-teachers-promotion-welfare/