{
  "id": 5716305,
  "title": "Our struggles keeping children in school – Parents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/our-struggles-keeping-children-in-school-parents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T03:52:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/our-struggles-keeping-children-in-school-parents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For many Nigerian parents, the return to school after the long vacation is no longer a time of excitement but of anxiety and difficult financial decisions. Rising school fees and the increasing cost of textbooks, uniforms, shoes, bags, and lunch boxes have left families across the country struggling to meet the expenses. Some parents are transferring their children to public schools, while others are reducing household spending or moving to cheaper schools nearby. In Abuja, Bassey Madefree, a father of four, is spreading out payments over two months for his youngest child's school fees. Abraham Ada, another parent, feels like he is re-enrolling his children in school, as the fees have doubled this term. Single-income families, like Samuel Mary, a single mother of two, face even greater challenges as they prepare for the new academic year, with both children changing schools and facing high expenses. In Bayelsa State, some families have already moved their children to public schools due to the unaffordability of private education.",
  "summary": "From cutting household budgets and tapping cooperative savings to taking extra jobs and moving children to cheaper schools, families across the country are struggling to meet rising education costs For many Nigerian parents, the return to school after the long vacation is no longer simply a period of excitement as children prepare to reunite with […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Parents keep children out of Greytown school over unsafe classrooms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/parents-keep-children-out-of-greytown-school-over-unsafe-classrooms",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}