Lagos hikes boarding fee from N35,000 to N100,000

According a letter titled “Review of boarding fees in all public secondary schools in Lagos state for 2024/2025 session” written by Director of Basic Education Services at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu, to principals of all public boarding schools in the state on Friday, the fee was increased from N35,000 to N100,000 per term, as approved by Education Commissioner in the state.

This amounts to 185.71 per cent increase.

The letter partly read, “I have the directive of the honourable commissioner to inform all public boarding house schools in Lagos state that the state government has approved the review of the boarding fee payable in all public boarding house schools in Lagos State.

“The newly approved fee is N100,000 only.”

Asaolu, however, added that no extra fee of any form must be collected by the schools as school children resume for academic activities September 15.