The Secretary for Education, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Dr Danlami Hayyo, has approved N7 billion to offset 25 per cent of the outstanding arrears of salaries of teachers in public primary schools.
Hayyo said this during a familiarisation visit to the management of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the FCTA would pay 40 per cent of the outstanding arrears while the Area Councils pay 60 per cent.
He also said the Administration had directed the Area Councils to pay the money within three months likewise FCT, adding that the money would be deducted from the source and sent to them.
The Education Secretary said this was to ensure that the teachers went back to the classrooms.
He affirmed that FCT UBEB was a key agency in the Administration, and has proven its commitment to the core mandate of ensuring that every child of school age in the Territory was given access to school.
He said that the Board with over 1000 schools still suffers from shortage of teachers.
Hayyo, however, said that the administration was studying the challenges with a view to finding a solution to it.