An abroad-based Nigerian pilot, Captain Arinze Odira Onyiliofor laments after being slammed with $1950 monthly daycare, a rough estimate of N1.3M. The pilot took to his Twitter page to bemoan the cost of putting his under-5 years old daughter in school in a Western country.
He, however, suggested the alternative of home-schooling his daughter until she is above 5 years old with the help of his mother. In Arinze’s words; “My daughter’s daycare tuition is going to be $1950 per month. I’ve just instructed my mum, her grandmother, to pack her bags and get ready to travel. She was a teacher before retiring. She is about to come out of retirement. My daughter should get ready to be home-schooled till she is 5. I didn’t kill my parents. My daughter is not going to kill me.”
Netizens chipped in to add their take on the topic while Nigerians, mostly emphasized the rate as being exorbitant. See some reactions below … @NNlewoha wrote: “You people that still have mums are enjoying. We currently pay $42 a day for my son’s daycare, no other option. Na pay and cry 😭 we dey do biweekly when the deduction happens.” @dogzigee penned: “My boys are 7 and 11 and the cost of hiring an after school nanny was $2000 a month. We simply asked my mother in law, a retired English PhD, to help with the kids. She teaches them and has been a blessing to us. Best decision we ever made for our kids as working parents in USA.” @jerrybest7 stated: “Bro that’s normal na… That ain’t no big thing .. That’s just daycare moving on of that to private Christian school where you have to pay $12,000 per year . God bless you that you have 2 – 4 kids. The list goes on and on.. why you think say men get bald so fast 🙈🙈🙈” @RadicalYouthMan wrote: “Pay mum 500$ per month.. Person carry this your big head for 9 months, you want make she come look after your pikin … See if you dont pay her, I will report you to Child support .. abi what do you guys call them in America ?”
