On Monday, February 12, Kemi Badenoch, the Minister of Business and Trade for the United Kingdom (UK), paid a visit to Charterhouse School, which is the first British independent school in West Africa.
The purpose of the visit is to strengthen Nigeria’s ambition to provide high-quality education at home by means of the UK government’s support.
Badenoch and Helen Grant, the prime minister’s special envoy for girls’ education, visited the new campus’s building site in Lekki Ajah, Lagos.
She was excited about the first British independent school in West Africa, but she was also complimenting the development of the building at the Charterhouse site, calling it magnificent. “I hope the school will deliver a world-class learning experience to many students who choose to study here in Nigeria,” she added. “The UK education system is rightly renowned throughout the world.”
John Todd, Head/Director of Education at Charterhouse School, emphasized how honorable it is to welcome Badenoch to Charterhouse Lagos and to highlight the outstanding facilities that are now under construction.
“As Nigeria’s first British independent school, we reaffirm our commitment to providing top-notch education in Nigeria and are proud of our British heritage through our partnership with Charterhouse UK,” he stated.
Recent talks between the UK and Nigeria have helped to remove restrictions on Transnational Education investment in Nigeria worth about £50 million, enabling UK Higher Education institutions to build TNE partnerships with their Nigerian counterparts, according to a statement from Ndidiamaka Eze, Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer and Communications Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development.
“In September 2024, it will welcome primary and secondary school students from Nigeria and other countries.” With day and boarding options, the school strives to provide a rigorous academic program with an emphasis on extracurricular and intracurricular activities like sports, the arts, and science.