However, the income company has denied the allegations, insisting that its verification train is meant to verify tax compliance and stop fraudulent documentation.
In an announcement issued on Tuesday by its Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Adeyemo Kayode, and Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Abubakar Musefiu, NANS alleged that some college students have been being requested to pay between N8,000 and N10,000 for tax clearance regardless of presenting proof of their mother and father’ tax compliance.
According to NANS, “some affected students claimed they were able to proceed with registration immediately after making fresh payments, despite having previously submitted evidence of parental tax compliance.”
The scholar physique argued that such circumstances required an evidence from the income service.
NANS directed affected college students to droop fee of the disputed tax-clearance expenses pending clarification, whereas persevering with to pay tuition charges and different undisputed expenses.
It additionally known as on establishments and OIRS to make sure that unresolved verification points don’t forestall college students from finishing registration or taking examinations.
The affiliation gave OIRS till October 27, 2026, to reply in writing to its October 8 petition and start a documented decision course of.
Its calls for embrace “disclosure of the applicable tax laws and approved rates, clarification of the categories of persons liable to pay, reconciliation of payment records and refunds for any duplicate or unauthorised collections established.”
NANS additionally known as on Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State House of Assembly and related oversight authorities to intervene.
It warned that failure to deal with its calls for inside the seven-day ultimatum may result in peaceable picketing, whereas urging college students to protect receipts, fee calls for and portal screenshots as proof of their complaints.
However, OIRS Chairman, Hamzat Solanke dismissed allegations that the company was trying to defraud college students, describing the controversy as a attainable misunderstanding or misinformation surrounding the tax-clearance verification course of.
“Every working grownup is entitled or eligible to pay taxes, and that’s what we have now mentioned. Students returning to high school or newly admitted have been anticipated to offer proof of the required tax fee or go to the suitable tax workplace to confirm their standing,” he explained.
Solanke said the agency had responded to a letter from the JCC and was addressing the matter through official communication.
The revenue service chairman maintained that the exercise was designed to verify compliance and ensure the authenticity of tax-clearance documents rather than impose unlawful charges.
He also explained that the verification process involved a digital system designed to match payment records with relevant school records.
“The integration required the participation of the establishments and their expertise suppliers.
“The faculty authority participated, and the expertise supplier of the college participated as a result of we can’t plug into the college portal if there is no such thing as a such engagement. The system used an utility programming interface (API) to allow the trade of knowledge between digital platforms,” he added.
The OIRS chairman disclosed that the company had made arrests in reference to suspected fraudulent tax-clearance documentation amongst college students.
He urged college students and fogeys who believed that they had been requested to make illegal funds to report their complaints on to the income service or go to the closest tax workplace.
The income service, for its half, urged college students to hunt clarification earlier than making allegations of extortion and guaranteed the general public that real complaints can be investigated.
