The Lagos State Authorities has elevated boarding charges in all secondary colleges throughout the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per time period.
A letter to all boarding faculty principals signed by the Director, Primary Schooling Companies, Lagos State Ministry of Primary and Secondary Schooling, Olufemi Asaolu, and sighted by our correspondent on Friday, learn, “I’ve the directive of the Honourable Commissioner to tell all Public Boarding Home colleges in Lagos State that the State Authorities has permitted the overview of the Boarding payment payable in all Public Boarding Home colleges in Lagos State. The newly permitted payment is N100,000 Solely.”
The letter titled, ‘Overview of boarding charges in all public secondary colleges in Lagos State for 2024/2025 session,’ added that no extra payment of any kind needs to be collected by the colleges, saying the resumption date was now September 15, 2024.
“I’m additional directed to tell you that no extra payment of any kind needs to be collected by the colleges.
“Kindly observe that the resumption date stays fifteenth September 2024.”
A guardian, Mrs Ayo Ogunse confirmed that the final payment was N35,000, saying mother and father had paid this payment final week earlier than the brand new payment round was posted on Friday afternoon.
“We had been shocked to obtain this new payment of N100,000 after paying N35,000 final week,” she stated.
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