{
  "id": 12674967,
  "title": "Teachers' strike: Government to pay 51,000 teachers by October 16 - Haruna Iddrisu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/teachers-strike-government-to-pay-51-000-teachers-by-october-16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:34:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/teachers-strike-government-to-pay-51-000-teachers-by-october-16-haruna-iddrisu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has instructed the Controller and Accountant-General's Department to prepare a supplemental payroll, in order to pay 51,000 teachers by October 16th. The payroll is set to be released, ensuring these teachers receive their salaries on time. The remaining affected teachers are expected to be compensated by the end of October. During a meeting with education stakeholders in Adukrom, Eastern Region, Iddrisu shared that the discussions with the Controller and Accountant-General are nearing completion. He declared that the necessary instructions have been given to expedite the payment process. \"With the teachers, we are almost there,\" Iddrisu added. Among the 80,000 affected personnel, the remaining ones will be integrated into the October payroll. The Minister believes this directive will facilitate the payment of validated teachers and help in resolving the ongoing teachers' strike.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Controller and Accountant-General's Department to prepare a supplementary payroll to facilitate the payment of 51,000 teachers whose data has been processed and validated.",
  "key_points": [
    "Government to pay 51,000 teachers by October 16",
    "Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu instructs to prepare supplemental payroll",
    "Remaining affected teachers to be compensated by end of October"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}