Based on the novel The Lekki Headmaster, what was Mr. Bepo’s monthly salary at Stardom Schools?

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This comprehension question asks about Mr Bepo's monthly salary at Stardom Schools. The passage provides this financial detail as part of its broader commentary on teacher remuneration in Nigeria and the economic motivations behind the japa trend.

Mr Bepo's monthly salary at Stardom Schools was N400,000 (four hundred thousand naira). While this is a reasonable salary for a school principal in a Lagos private school, it pales in comparison to what his wife Seri earns as a nurse in the United Kingdom. This salary gap is central to the novel's exploration of why Nigerian professionals choose to emigrate and why some, like Mr Bepo, choose to stay despite the financial disadvantage.

The other amounts - N200,000, N600,000, and N1,000,000 - are not what the passage states. The specific figure of N400,000 is a detail that requires careful attention when reading the text, and it anchors the reader's understanding of Mr Bepo's financial situation relative to opportunities abroad.