Osun tax row: NANS, OIRS disagree over alleged extortion, double taxation claims

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Southwest Zone D, has accused the Osun State Internal Revenue Service, OIRS, of allegedly imposing duplicate tax-clearance charges connected students successful state-owned tertiary institutions.

However, the gross bureau has denied the allegations, insisting that its verification workout is intended to corroborate taxation compliance and forestall fraudulent documentation.

In a connection issued connected Tuesday by its Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Adeyemo Kayode, and Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Abubakar Musefiu, NANS alleged that immoderate students were being asked to wage betwixt N8,000 and N10,000 for taxation clearance contempt presenting grounds of their parents’ taxation compliance.

The relation said its fact-finding workout supported concerns raised successful a petition submitted to OIRS by the NANS Joint Campus Council, JCC, Osun Chapter, connected October 8, 2026.

It alleged that immoderate students had experienced delays successful verifying existing outgo records, leaving their admittance oregon registration processes unresolved.

According to NANS, "some affected students claimed they were capable to proceed with registration instantly aft making caller payments, contempt having antecedently submitted grounds of parental taxation compliance."

The pupil assemblage argued that specified circumstances required an mentation from the gross service.

NANS directed affected students to suspend outgo of the disputed tax-clearance charges pending clarificat...