Nigerian Teacher Shares Huge Benefit of Teaching in Government School: "It’s a Flex"

Nigerian Teacher Shares Huge Benefit of Teaching in Government School: "It’s a Flex"

  • A Nigerian lady has shared a trending TikTok video explaining the biggest flex of her government teaching job
  • She said teachers resumed by 7:30 a.m. and closed early, unlike her previous job, where she returned home after 6:00 p.m.
  • The teacher recalled arriving home by 2:20 p.m. during her first week, leaving estate security surprised at her unusually early return

A Nigerian lady has sparked conversations online after sharing what she described as the "biggest flex" of working as a government school teacher.

The lady, who posted the video on her page on TikTok, explained the reason why she loved working as a school teacher in a government-owned school.

Nigerian lady talks about advantage of being a school teacher in a government school.
A Nigerian woman shares what she loves about being a teacher at a government school. Photo credit: @trusted.media.nai/TikTok
Source: TikTok

She explained that the early closing time at her workplace is one of the benefits she enjoys the most. According to her, teachers in her school resume work around 7:30 a.m. and often close by 2:00 p.m.

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In the video, she compared the schedule with her previous job, where she usually closed by 4:00 p.m. and sometimes stayed longer to complete extra preparations. She noted that during that period, she often returned home after 6:00 p.m.

She said:

"If anyone had told me that I can work in a place where I will close by 2 o'clock, wallahi I will argue with you. You mean there is actually a work place where you will resume by 7:30 and you will close by 2? That is the biggest flex for me as a government school teacher.
Eh? Where I was working before, we usually close by 4. And then I do like extra prep and all those things. So I get home past 6. The first week of resumption, I got to my house by 2:20. And guess what? My estate security was like, ‘Kilo ṣẹlẹ? Ah, ki le wuro sọ?’ Like..."

The lady recalled that during her first week after resuming the teaching job, she arrived home around 2:20 p.m., which surprised the security guards in her estate who were used to seeing her return much later.

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Nigerian lady talks about advantage of being a school teacher in a government school.
A Nigerian lady explains the biggest flex of her government teaching job. Photo credit: @trusted.media.nai/TikTok
Source: TikTok

According to her, the early closing time allows her to rest and even explore other activities or small businesses after work.

She added:

"So I love being a teacher. I love being a government school teacher for the fact that I will close by 2 p.m. and get to my house latest by 2:20 if I'm not going anywhere else after school. So you just have that time to yourself, you can take, you can do businesses, you can do other things."

Watch the TikTok video below:

Reactions to lady's love for teaching job

Some of the comments are below.

Skincare and Health said:

"No be everything suppose reach internet oooo."

Normal is boring said:

"Yes, i can't do any other job apart from teaching.. I've built a lot because of time... now that imta lecturer.. it's a flex, have my own school now."

KING ONUH-1 commented:

"As una d close early...no complain of low salary again.....you can't have it all o."

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Enitan stated:

"Am a level 12 officer, but my sis must you post everything."

labake wrote:

"Nurse have one week off, one week on.you won't hear what they enjoy,why some teacher never keep secrets."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian government school teacher shared a heartbreaking post on TikTok narrating her recent experience with one of her male students.

In a video, the government school teacher narrated how the student criticised her appearance unprovoked.

Source: Legit.ng

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Oluwadara Adebisi (Human Interest Editor) Adebisi Oluwadara is a Human Interest Editor who joined Legit.ng in January 2026. He has over seven years of experience in press release writing and journalism. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology. However, he was mentored in journalism and became a certified journalist after completing the Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. He can be reached at oluwadara.adebisi@corp.legit.ng