Labour unions in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory have rejected a directive by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to withhold wages from striking workers. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers in the territory describe the no-work, no-pay stance as illegal and unenforceable. Their argument is that Nigerian law protects the right to strike, so docking pay amounts to punishing a lawful act. Union leaders say the threat will not scare members back to work and that they are ready to fight the directive in court if it is enforced. Wike has clashed with public workers before, and the standoff turns what could have been a wage dispute into a broader test of ministerial authority. The outcome matters for thousands of civil servants in Abuja, whose pay now hangs on how the fight between the ministry and organized labour is resolved.