Nigeria Union of Teachers threatens action against states yet to implement N70,000 minimum wage, urging prompt payment nationwide.
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Amba, has expressed deep concern over the purported defaulting of some states of the federation to implement payment of the N70,000 minimum wage to teachers.
He therefore said the union would mobilise its members against such states in order to compel implementation it without further delay.
Speaking in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital Tuesday, during the quadrennial (19th) state conference of delegates 2026 of the Kwara State Branch of the NUT, the president said that, “Some states are yet to implement the recently approved minimum wage for our members and this is uncalled for”.
He said: “I will continue to appeal to them for implementation of the payment so as to allow teachers in the affected states to benefit from the implementation.
“We have informed all the states that are yet to introduce the new wage to do so.
“We have informed the defaulting states that we will not stay aloof. We will mobilise our members so that governments of those states do the needful.
“We are appealing to them to implement the new minimum wage without further delay.”
Represented by National Social Secretary of the union, Titilope Adebanjo, Comrade Amba also hailed President Bola Tinubu for bettering the lot of teachers in the country.
He said that “Tinubu’s government is really trying for teachers. We will continue to appeal to him that we have good economic situation for our members.
“We appreciate him and we wish he returns as president.”
He also urged the Governor Abdulraman AbdulRazaq to elongate the teachers service years from 60 to 65 years.
On insecurity, NUT President was optimistic that by next term environments and surroundings of schools in security challenged areas would have been safer.
“We are aware that some schools were shut because of insecurity. I want to believe that by the time schools resume for another term, the issue of insecurity will have become a thing of the past.
“President Tinubu has allayed our fears. And the federal government has said it is working day and night to make sure that not only our schools, but our environment and surroundings are safe,” he added.
Also, in his remarks at the event, the state chairman of NUT, Comrade Yusuf Agboola, applauded the state government for regular payment of monthly salaries of teachers.
Others according to him are the “age-long salary arrears of over 350 percent owed State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by pretending government have been paid; implementation of Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) of 27.5 percent and 22 percent respectively,” among others.