However, the income company has denied the allegations, insisting that its verification train is meant to substantiate tax compliance and stop fraudulent documentation.
In a press release issued on Tuesday by its Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Adeyemo Kayode, and Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Abubakar Musefiu, NANS alleged that some college students had been being requested to pay between N8,000 and N10,000 for tax clearance regardless of presenting proof of their dad and mom’ tax compliance.
According to NANS, “some affected college students claimed they had been in a position to proceed with registration instantly after making recent funds, regardless of having beforehand submitted proof of parental tax compliance.”
The pupil physique argued that such circumstances required a proof from the income service.
NANS directed affected college students to droop cost 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 stop 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 relevant tax legal guidelines and authorised charges, clarification of the classes of individuals liable to pay, reconciliation of cost information 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 throughout the seven-day ultimatum might result in peaceable picketing, whereas urging college students to protect receipts, cost 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 doable 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’ve got mentioned. Students returning to high school or newly admitted had been anticipated to supply proof of the required tax cost or go to the suitable tax workplace to confirm their standing,” he defined.
Solanke mentioned the company had responded to a letter from the JCC and was addressing the matter via official communication.
The income service chairman maintained that the train was designed to confirm compliance and make sure the authenticity of tax-clearance paperwork quite than impose illegal expenses.
He additionally defined that the verification course of concerned a digital system designed to match cost information with related faculty information.
“The integration required the participation of the establishments and their expertise suppliers.
“The faculty authority participated, and the expertise supplier of the varsity participated as a result of we can not plug into the varsity portal if there isn’t any such engagement. The system used an software programming interface (API) to allow the trade of data 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 they’d 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.
