‘N4.6m As Boarding School Fee Is Cheap, I Pay More For My 3-Year-Old Child’ – IRokoTV CEO, Jason Njoku

By Amirah Kuale On Mar 3, 2021

CEO of IRokoTV, Jason Njoku, has revealed that he pays more than N4.6 million for his three-year-old child who attends a Montessori school.

Njoku made this known on Wednesday while reacting to a Twitter user who complained about the high cost of education in Nigeria.

Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms, children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process.

The child-centered system which allows pupils to explore their different potentials through various practical measures.

The conversation about school fees began when a user on the microblogging platform shared a screenshot of a boarding school’s provisional bill totalling N4,643,901.

Although the person acknowledged the standard of school located in Epe area of Lagos state, he expressed concern over the amount paid by students.

Reacting to the tweet, Njoku said such fee is cheap for a boarding school, noting that people pay more than that in other countries.

The IrokoTV boss added that most Nigerians do not realise that they pay less for things when compared to their counterparts in other African countries.

He wrote;

Most Nigerians don’t realise but most things in Nigeria are actually super cheap by African (forget global standards).

Most Nigerians don’t realise but most things in Nigeria are actually super cheap by African (forget global standards). For Tier 1 education in Africa (forget about globally) this for boarding school is cheap. I pay more for my 3-year olds montessori school. https://t.co/re0hIPwY5V

— JasonNjoku (@JasonNjoku) March 3, 2021

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