Recently, the Nigerian Government made public its threat of fighting illegal fees collection in public schools, signaling a subtle acknowledgement of the protracted problem of illicit levies, fees and unapproved charges.
For too long, parents across Nigeria have borne the brunt of arbitrary fees imposed by school administrators, hidden charges that turn the promise of free education into an expensive dream.
Voices of aggrieved parents who bore the economic cost of this illusive “free education” policy were lost in the failure of the country’s authorities to address the widespread problem of backdoor levies.