Osun govt bans illegal school levies, fixes approved fee at N500

The Osun State Government has banned the postulation of unauthorised levies and amerciable fees successful nationalist schools crossed the state.

The authorities has besides warned principals and schoolhouse authorities against imposing payments beyond the approved N500 Education Trust Levy per term.

The directive was issued done the Ministry of Education successful a circular dated November 12, 2026, and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mr M. Jimoh.

The circular was addressed to enforcement secretaries, the President of the Association of Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, the Chairman of AOPSHON, principals of nationalist schools, headteachers of nationalist superior schools and Parent-Teacher Associations.

The ministry said it had observed with interest the continued postulation of unauthorised fees and levies from students and parents by immoderate principals and schoolhouse authorities.

It consequently reiterated that "the lone approved interest payable successful nationalist schools is N500 arsenic authorised by the authorities government."

According to the circular, "any outgo imposed connected students oregon parents without the explicit support of the Ministry of Education is illegal, careless of its intended intent oregon perceived importance."

The ministry directed that nary princip...