“₦15k Salary?” – Woman Calls Out Schools Over Teacher Pay

• A Nigerian lady has criticised school owners for offering teachers as low as ₦15,000–₦25,000 salaries.
• She further explained that such low wages are discouraging qualified individuals from remaining in the teaching profession, warning of potential long-term consequences for the education sector.
• Her comments have sparked calls for urgent reform in the education sector.

A Nigerian lady has sparked conversations online after calling out school owners and educators over what she described as extremely low salaries being offered to teachers across the country.

In a video shared on social media, the woman expressed frustration over recruitment messages she receives from school owners, noting that the pay being offered is unrealistic given the current economic climate.

“This is a call to action for school owners, educators, even teachers. What’s going on? Some school owners will be in my DM saying they need staff, HND and ND holders, and when I ask for the salary range, some of you are saying ₦25,000. Some even say ₦15,000 for SSCE holders. How do you expect me to post that?” she said.

She further explained that such low wages are discouraging qualified individuals from remaining in the teaching profession, warning of potential long-term consequences for the education sector.

Using a practical example, she highlighted what she described as a mismatch between school earnings and teacher salaries.

“Let’s take an example. A teacher is handling about 20 students, and each student is paying maybe ₦20,000. Yet the teacher is earning just about the equivalent of two students’ school fees as salary.

Why will you be paying someone handling 30 to 40 students, and they won’t even earn up to one child’s school fee? That’s not good. Education is a call to action because in the next few years, there won’t be teachers again,” she added.