Lagos houses a good number of the most expensive schools in Nigeria including primary schools.
Within these institutions, tuition is not just a fee but access to global curricula, premium facilities, and carefully curated learning environments.
For many families, this is no longer just about schooling.
It is about positioning. It is about giving a child a head start in a world that is increasingly competitive.
But beneath the reputation, the branding, and the carefully curated learning environments lies a question that does not get asked often enough. Who is building these institutions? Who is setting the standards, defining the vision, and ultimately shaping what premium education looks like in Nigeria’s most competitive city?
This article spotlights the owners and promoters behind the most expensive primary schools, unpacking the individuals, families and organisations driving Lagos’ most exclusive education markets.
Methodology
This report draws on data on the most expensive primary schools in Lagos as reported by Nairametrics. Only institutions with clear, accessible fee information or confirmed figures were included.
Here are the key leaders behind the most expensive primary schools in Lagos in 2026.
Grange School Lagos is a long-established non-profit British international school located in GRA, Ikeja, founded in 1958, by British expatriates to deliver education of the same standard as what is obtainable in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Segun Ogunsanya serves as Chairman of the Board of the school with over 35 years of experience spanning telecommunications, banking, consulting, and fast-moving consumer goods.
He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, one of the country’s long-standing premium institutions.
His career also includes serving as Group Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa PLC, a FTSE 100-listed company operating across 14 African countries, where he oversaw large-scale telecom and financial service operations before retiring in 2024.
Ogunsanya has also held senior leadership roles across major multinational companies. These include Managing Director of Nigerian Bottling Company, CEO of Coca-Cola Sabco in Kenya, and leadership positions within Coca-Cola operations in both Nigeria and Ghana. He also led retail banking operations across 28 African countries at Ecobank Transnational Inc.
He holds a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and has received multiple professional fellowships across accounting, engineering, and corporate governance institutions. His presence on the board of Grange School signals the level of corporate oversight and strategic direction guiding some of Lagos’ most established premium schools.
Tuition at Grange School varies by year group, with fees for primary pupils ranging from N2.9 million for Years 1 and 2, N4 million for Years 3 to 5, and N4.3 million for Year 6, while new students pay up to N5 million with additional fees inclusive.
