On Monday, the school fees were paid.
By Tuesday, the books had been bought. The uniforms were ready, the transport arranged, and the familiar back-to-school rush was finally behind them.
For many parents, this moment feels like the finish line.
Financially, it is only the beginning.
Because this same exercise will happen again next term. And again next year. Then comes secondary school. Then university. Then, for a growing number of Nigerian families, the possibility of education abroad.
The question is not whether school fees will be paid this September. They will be.
The question is whether there is a plan for the many years of education ahead.
Education Is a Long-Term Financial Decision
Most Nigerian parents are deeply committed to their children’s education. The challenge is rarely commitment. It is that education funding is treated as a recurring expense rather than a long-term financial commitment, and those two things
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