Nigerian teachers end pay strike
2008-06-14 14:28
Lagos - Nigerian teachers have ended their three-day strike after the government agreed to heed their demand for a pay rise, a union leader said on Saturday.
"We have suspended the warning strike because the government has agreed to implement an improved pay package for our members," union leader Ade Ademosu told AFP.
He said the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the umbrella body of primary and secondary school teachers in the oil-rich west African country, will meet on Monday on the development.
"We would not hesitate to call an indefinite strike if the government again renege on its promise," he warned.
The teachers launched the strike on Wednesday to force the government to implement the promised pay deal after talks to avert the work stoppage broke down.
Teaching is among the worst paid professions in the country of 140 million people.
- AFP