Authors : Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Adeola Adenikinju, Olugbenga Adedeji and Samuel Ayo Faseyi
Abstract: This study examined the regulatory regime for private schools serving low income families in Nigeria. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data we found that private schools in Nigeria faced extensive regulations that govern all aspects of private school business and school works. The study found that regulations were hardly enforced in practice and some of the constraints to achieving the regulatory standards are beyond the power of the private schools serving low income families. There were also multiple taxes that the schools were required to pay so, proprietors weigh the options of paying the fine if caught not paying the taxes, to the cost of payment. This made the option of paying bribe attractive to them. The study thus, proposed that regulatory environment should be made friendlier facilitate ease of entry and exit without necessarily increasing the cost of operation.
Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Adeola Adenikinju, Olugbenga Adedeji and Samuel Ayo Faseyi, 2011. The Regulation of Private Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 8: 271-279.