25 July 2026
Features

The Complex Web of Levies Draining Nigeria’s Private Schools

When Mrs Funke Adedayo, owner of a modest private school in Ogbomoso, received her tenth tax notice of the year, she broke down in tears. “Every week, someone comes with one paper or the other, local government, fire service, environment, signage, education board, even vehicle inspection,” she lamented. “If I pay everyone, I will have

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Colleges

Why Provost Says Schools Cannot Survive Much Longer

The Provost of the Federal College of Education, Ofeme, Abia State, Dr Titus Ezeme, has warned that Nigeria’s tertiary institutions cannot rely on government funding alone and must attract private and community support to survive. He gave the warning while receiving books donated to the college library by Mr S.K. Nwokoye, a former lecturer at

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