Why British boarding schools are so eager to open in Nigeria

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Letter from Africa series, Abuja

Charterhouse John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria, in a grey suit leans forward in a seat towards a schoolboy in glasses, wearing a yellow Charterhouse Lagos sports shirt, reading a science bookCharterhouse

For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most…

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