"For Baby": Nigerian Mum Shows Pre-Nursery Fees British School Charged for Her 2-Year-Old Daughter

"For Baby": Nigerian Mum Shows Pre-Nursery Fees British School Charged for Her 2-Year-Old Daughter

  • A Nigerian mum has gone public with the fees a British school charged her to enrol her two-year-old daughter in pre-nursery
  • According to the woman, she wants her young daughter to be in school so she can mix with her peers
  • Many people were blown away by the amount the school charged, with some comparing it to their university fees

A woman, Racheal Joseph, has caused a commotion on Facebook after posting the fees she was charged by a British school to enrol her daughter in pre-nursery.

The woman, whose daughter is two years old, was amused by the exorbitant fees.

Nigerian mum displays unexpected fees British school charged her for pre-nursery for her 2-year-old daughter
A Nigerian mum who wants to enrol her daughter in pre-nursery shows the fees she was charged. Photo Credit: Racheal Joseph
Source: Facebook

In a Facebook post, she wrote:

"Maya’s fees, new intake for pre nursery.
"God I beg ooo."

From the paper she shared, the school charged N630,500 as tuition fee for its new intake and N20,000 as acceptance fee, bringing the total to N650,500.

The mum said she wants her daughter in school so she can mix with her peers. In her words:

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"Ok why I want her in school is for her to mix up with her mates.
"She is always happy when she meets new friends and I want that for her."
Nigerian mum displays unexpected fees British school charged her for pre-nursery for her 2-year-old daughter
A Nigerian mum reacts after a British school charged her tuition of over N650k for her daughter's pre-nursery enrollment. Photo Credit: Racheal Joseph
Source: Facebook

People react to pre-nursery fees

Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the pre-nursery fees below:

Mark Chinyere Adannaya said:

"This morning pass my whole school fees for university.
"God abeg oo 😂😂🙆."

Oghenekevwe Overare said:

"Chimooooo.
"For baby wet just wan start school.
"It is well ooo.
"Na big man school ooo."

Offo Celestina Embigbu said:

"That means if Maya rejects the admission, your money is saved, right?
"Anyways, let me know the name of the school in case I want to consider, so that I will avoid the unforseen trauma."

Mathias Okala Matidon said:

"For baby wey go first sleep for like 5 hours inside class,make them dey fear God abeg haba."

Treasure Uko said:

"My 5 years tuition fee in Unical wasn't up to this😂Abasi mbok."

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Ifejika Henry Chikwado said:

"Na this school Dey go Dey refer the children as “My kids.”
''Some of us na “pikin” they Dey refer us cos na umuduokoro community school we go, and our teachers Dey chop our akara wey our mama gave us as pre nursery lunch…"

Arome Beautyenyo said:

"Instead wey na them suppose pay Maya for accepting the school, they d tell Maya to pay them ...Maya carry your bicycle go you hear.....we are all behind you,,,you can't pay that big amount and not have freedom 😄😄😄."

Happiness Inemesit Adekunle said:

"Mummy Mel should I be her lesson teacher?
"We will do it online 🥴.
"Na only Tiri Five I go collect 😂😂."

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a school had trended online for charging N929k for kindergarten fees.

Kano parents lament rising private school fees

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Kano parents had lamented the rising fees of private schools.

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Many Kano families faced difficult choices between financial strain and quality education for their children. Despite the fee hike, several parents report declining standards.

Private school owners, however, attribute fee hikes to rising operational costs. Mr. Sabiu Musa Haruna, the proprietor of Oxford Science Academy and Cambridge International School in Kano, says the increase in fees is determined by the cost of living and current economic reality.

Source: Legit.ng

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