"My School Fees was N26 Million": Lady Who Studied in UK Shares How Much it Costs to Do Masters

"My School Fees was N26 Million": Lady Who Studied in UK Shares How Much it Costs to Do Masters

  • A Nigerian lady who did a masters degree in the UK has shared the total amount for her school fees in one year
  • The lady, who did not study under a full scholarship, disclosed that she paid a total of £12,895
  • This was after she was given a school fees discount of £2000 because she was from Nigeria

A Nigerian lady has disclosed the amount of money she paid as fees while studying for her masters in the UK.

The lady, Ella Efe, studied in the 2022/2023 academic session and paid £12,895 (about 24.3 million at the current exchange rate).

Lady pays N26 million as fees in the UK.
The lady said her school fees was discounted. Photo credit: TikTok/Ella Efe and Getty Images/Bloomberg.
Source: UGC

Ella, however, received a school fees discount of £2000; if not, she would have paid £14,895.

She disclosed on TikTok that the £2000 discount was given to only Nigerians. At the current exchange rate, £14,895 is N26 million.

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Many people in her comment section agreed that studying abroad was expensive, especially if one was not offered a scholarship.

They maintained that the best option would be to look for a fully-funded scholarship if one was not from a wealthy home.

Watch the video below:

Reactions as lady reveals her school fees in the UK

@Biglarry said:

"Na $12,895 this my sister called “just."

@New King Felix said:

"Please I got admitted to Chester university with a tuition fee of 10,520 for the first year and 12,920 from the second year, my question is can I pay such amount through part time work?"

@ijoba2.5 said:

"I think the discount is based on what you graduated with during your undergraduate its not only for Nigerians."

@Faceless said:

"Wahoo the amount of money leaving Nigeria for school fee abroad yearly it’s enough to build a top university with solar panels powered energy including all equipment and housing for students."

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In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a lady said that after studying abroad and paying a huge sum of money as fees, she found jobs may not be available.

She claimed the only job with sponsorship to the UK was mortuary attendant, and people told her to grab the opportunity.

In the video, alaga_toh_porsche disclosed that she paid £18,000 as school fees to study for a master's in hospitality management.

Source: Legit.ng

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