Private school owners in the country have described the high cost of running schools in Nigeria as killing while calling out to both federal and state governments for assistance.
According to report, the National President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools(NAPPS), Yomi Otubela, gave this remark, on Monday, in his message to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day.
He said apart from the high cost of living, which owners of private schools and workers contend with just like every other Nigerian across sectors, private school are still battling with multiple taxations and levies imposed by the government.
He added that another problem facing them is the high cost of borrowing from banks, saying many of them could not access loans due to high-interest rates and this is greatly affecting their operations.
He asked governments to see private schools as partners rather than as business ventures to collect taxes from.
Otubela also said governments should also consider giving them special grants from their annual budgets to serve as palliative to run their schools.
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