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Nigeria (NG)

Licensee: PerAnkh Limited
Platform URL: schoolerpnigeria.com
Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN, ₦)
Timezone: Africa/Lagos (WAT, GMT+1)
Language: English


Social Security & Payment Modes

Setting Value
Social security scheme RSA (PenCom) / NHF
POS payment modes Cash, Bank Transfer, Bank Deposit, POS Terminal, USSD Transfer, Cheque

Academic Structure

Nigeria's UBE / NERDC system maps to sERP as follows:

sERP Division Nigeria Level Classes
Nursery / Pre-school Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Nursery 1–2, KG
Primary Primary Primary 1–6
JSS Junior Secondary School JSS 1–3
SSS Senior Secondary School SSS 1–3

Assessment Framework (ng_basic)

Setting Value
CA weight 30%
Exam weight 70%
Pass mark 40
Terms per year 3
Term label Term

Note

The 30/70 CA/Exam split is the default per UBE guidelines. It can be adjusted per class under Academic → Classes → Edit.


Grading Scales

Primary (primary)

Grade Score Range Remark
A 80–100 Excellent
B 65–79 Very Good
C 50–64 Good
D 40–49 Average
F 0–39 Fail

WAEC WASSCE / NECO

For JSS and SSS levels, create a custom grading scale using the WAEC A1–F9 scheme:

Grade Score Range Remark
A1 75–100 Excellent
B2 70–74 Very Good
B3 65–69 Good
C4 60–64 Credit
C5 55–59 Credit
C6 50–54 Credit
D7 45–49 Pass
E8 40–44 Pass
F9 0–39 Fail

Create this scale in Settings → Academic Settings → Custom Grading Scales with name ng_waec (or similar) and assign it to JSS/SSS classes.


HR & Statutory Deductions

PAYE (Personal Income Tax)

Nigeria PAYE is computed under the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) as amended. Taxable income = gross income minus statutory reliefs.

Statutory Relief Rate
Consolidated Relief Allowance Higher of ₦200,000 or 1% of gross income, plus 20% of gross income

Tax is then applied to chargeable income on graduated bands. Configure current bands in Settings → HR Settings → Statutory Rates → PAYE Bands.

For current rates, see FIRS guidance at firs.gov.ng.

Pension (PenCom / RSA)

Contributions are based on the Pension Reform Act 2014:

Deduction Rate Pensionable Earnings
Employee contribution 8% Basic + Housing + Transport
Employer contribution 10% Basic + Housing + Transport

PFA (Pension Fund Administrator) name and RSA PIN are stored per staff member on their payroll record. Monthly contribution schedules can be exported from HR → Payroll → [Month] → Pension Export for remittance to the PFA.

NHF (National Housing Fund)

NHF contributions are deducted from all eligible employees:

Deduction Rate Basis
NHF 2.5% Basic salary

Data Residency & Compliance

Nigeria deployments are hosted in GDPR-compliant data centres. PerAnkh Limited processes school data in compliance with the Nigerian Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019.

  • Each school has an isolated database — no cross-school data access
  • A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available on request from PerAnkh Limited

Notes

  • Nigeria operates on WAT (West Africa Time, GMT+1) year-round — no daylight saving
  • The academic year typically runs September to July (three terms)
  • WAEC WASSCE is sat by SSS 3 students; NECO is an alternative national examination
  • JAMB (UTME) is a university entrance exam — not assessed within sERP directly
  • All billing, receipts, and financial reports are denominated in Nigerian Naira (₦); there is no foreign currency billing
  • VAT in Nigeria is 7.5% (Finance Act 2019) — applicable to PerAnkh Limited's invoices to schools