Teachers’ strike could force suspension of WAEC

 

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said it is participating fully in the Nigeria Labour Congress strike and as such, the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examination should be suspended.

However, Head of the Nigeria National Office West African Examinations Council, Dr Amos Dangut, in an interview with The PUNCH appealed for an exemption from the strike to enable the Council to conduct the ongoing West WASSCE without disruptions.

But the Secretary General of NUT, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, said NUT was the worst hit in earning ridiculous salaries in Nigeria.

The Organised Labour had declared a nationwide strike, which began on Monday, June 3, 2024, over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000.