JUST-IN: Normalcy Returns As FCTA Workers Resume After Court Order

Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) secretariat and its affiliate MDAs on Wednesday have began to pick up as workers resumed work after the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Tuesday, ordering suspension of the workers’ strike action.

It could be recall that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria presided over by Justice E. D. Subilim ordered that the strike embarked upon by workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) be suspended forthwith to allow dialogue to continue.

Following the ruling, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, urged workers to immediately resume duty, stressing that while the right to protest is recognised in a democracy, court orders must also be respected.

To this end, the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the FCT, Mrs. Nancy Sabanti, issued a circular directing all Secretariats, Departments and Agencies (SDAs) to open and strictly maintain staff attendance registers to ensure compliance with the court order.

The circular, dated January 27, 2026, instructed Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments, Parastatals and Agencies to enforce immediate resumption of duties by workers, while reaffirming the administration’s commitment to staff welfare.

A visit to the FCTA offices and its affiliate MDAs on Wednesday showed a reasonable compliance by the workers as they were seen within the premises and their officers carrying out their normal official duties.