The Lagos State government has mandated public secondary school students registering for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to pay a compulsory N10,000 tax clearance fee.

This development, under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, has sparked concerns and debates among parents and students across the state.

According to a parent of an SS3 student in one of the affected schools, the directive was issued to Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) students in government-owned schools, stating that WAEC registration fees had already been covered by the government. However, students must now pay for tax clearance to complete their registration.

“It is true because I paid 10k this morning to allow him for capturing,” the parent said. “We were told to collect the receipt in the office on Monday.”

The parent of one of the affected students shared the message from the school principal to all parents, “Parents are advised to pay their taxes and give the receipts to the students as data capture is slated for tomorrow 24th January 2025.”

Multiple students from other schools in the area also corroborated the claim, adding that the clearance must bear the student’s surname as used in the school records to qualify for the exemption.

Traditionally, WAEC registration in Lagos public schools has been free of charge. However, this new directive has raised eyebrows, with some parents questioning the fairness and legality of imposing such fees on students in public schools.


https://allaboutschoolsng.com/lagos-government-imposes-n10000-tax-clearance-fee-on-waec-bound-students-in-public-schools/

Probably fake news. Where secondary school student wan get tax clearance from? They’ve have not started working na.

On my last thread, I asked this question, what are Nigerians benefiting from this government?

https://www.nairaland.com/8323152/name-one-thing-nigerians-benefitting

Now, my question again, when did WAEC students of SSS3, start working, that they are asked to pay tax?

Now you say WAEC is free, but you are collecting 10,000 for tax clearance, how is this free? So Lagos citizens can't benefit anything from government too again?

BloomingDale:
Probably fake news. Where secondary school student wan get tax clearance from? They’ve not started working na.

Not fake news o.

Someone tried to register for WAEC,the father submitted his own Tax clearance, he was denied.

He had to pay 10,000 for tax clearance on his son's name.

This was last week

BloomingDale:
Probably fake news. Where secondary school student wan get tax clearance from? They’ve have not started working na.

The tax clearance is for the student's parents and not the students .

This is because, since 1999 with Bola Tinubu as Governor of Lagos state, education up to secondary school has been free and the state government has been paying for waec fees for all Students in Lagos public schools.

Since then, those people from across the Niger whom their governors neither build or invest in new schools or offer free education but have been jacking up fees instead and promoting miracle centres have decided to be exploiting the free waec registration and free education provided by Lagos state.


The tax clearance certificate is meant to weed out students whose parents are not resident in the state .

GBTYO:


The tax clearance is for the student's parents and not the students .

This is because, since 1999 with Bola Tinubu as Governor of Lagos state, education up to secondary school has been free and the state government has been paying for waec fees for all Students in Lagos public schools.

Since then, those people from across the Niger whom their governors neither build or invest in new schools or offer free education but have been jacking up fees instead and promoting miracle centres have decided to be exploiting the free waec registration and free education provided by Lagos state.


The tax clearance certificate is meant to weed out students whose parents are not resident in the state .

Lies.

The tax clearance is also collected for those vying to enter into Lagos state government secondary schools now.

I know this because I recently updated my staff tax IDs.

So what are lagos state citizens now enjoying in education?

You are taxing everything

-•No light, we install Solar.
-•No good roads, we buy SUVs.
-•No healthcare, we drink Agbo
-•No security, we become careful or hire private security.
-•No quality education, we go to private schools.
_•No jobs, we become entrepreneurs

What's the responsibility of the Nigerian government to its citizens?

Jokerman:
On my last thread, I asked this question, what are Nigerians benefiting from this government?

https://www.nairaland.com/8323152/name-one-thing-nigerians-benefitting

Now, my question again, when did WAEC students of SSS3, start working, that they are asked to pay tax?

Now you say WAEC is free, but you are collecting 10,000 for tax clearance, how is this free? So Lagos citizens can't benefit anything from government too again?

Sharap.

The new tax clearance certificate policy is meant to weed out non resident parents who send their children to enroll in Lagos state public schools so as to benefit from the free education and waec registration policy.

Which one your obi do in Anambra ?

Your useless obi that jacked up school fees from primary up to tertiary in state owned institutions while not investing a dime in schools or building new ones or even seeing to the welfare of public school teachers.

You only remember government when you leave that your parasitic hobessian yeast and start forming activists in another region .

Nah to enter Alausa ask Sanwo-Olu o..

Jokerman:
-•No light, we install Solar.
-•No good roads, we buy SUVs.
-•No healthcare, we drink Agbo
-•No security, we become careful or hire private security.
-•No quality education, we go to private schools.
_•No jobs, we become entrepreneurs

What's the responsibility of the Nigerian government to its citizens?

Lagos state is tired of offering you from the yeast free education and paying for your waec fees.

The tax clearance is meant to weed out students whose parents or wards are not resident in Lagos but who send their children from your yeast to come and leach on Lagos tax payers money.

Go and hold your useless governors like obi and co who never invested in subsidizing education but rather see it as a profit venture .

Jokerman:


Lies.

The tax clearance is also collected for those vying to enter into Lagos state government secondary schools now.

I know this because I recently updated my staff tax IDs.

So what are lagos state citizens now enjoying in education?

You are taxing everything

Yes .

Why should Lagos state tax payers pay for you out of state refugees seeking to benefit from what you are not contributing to?

The public schools in Lagos are 100% public funded and are meant for those resident in the state who work and contribute to the tax base.

In the US , you can't enroll your child into another zip code. You can only enrol your kids were you are domiciled and paying your taxes ..


Maybe if you mount as much pressure on your useless governors like obi to invest in public schools and free waec registration , you won't all be trooping to other regions in Nigeria were their governors are responsible to their constituents.

Face your yeast .

Jokerman:
The Lagos State government has mandated public secondary school students registering for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to pay a compulsory N10,000 tax clearance fee.

This development, under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, has sparked concerns and debates among parents and students across the state.

According to a parent of an SS3 student in one of the affected schools, the directive was issued to Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) students in government-owned schools, stating that WAEC registration fees had already been covered by the government. However, students must now pay for tax clearance to complete their registration.

“It is true because I paid 10k this morning to allow him for capturing,” the parent said. “We were told to collect the receipt in the office on Monday.”

The parent of one of the affected students shared the message from the school principal to all parents, “Parents are advised to pay their taxes and give the receipts to the students as data capture is slated for tomorrow 24th January 2025.”

Multiple students from other schools in the area also corroborated the claim, adding that the clearance must bear the student’s surname as used in the school records to qualify for the exemption.

Traditionally, WAEC registration in Lagos public schools has been free of charge. However, this new directive has raised eyebrows, with some parents questioning the fairness and legality of imposing such fees on students in public schools.


https://allaboutschoolsng.com/lagos-government-imposes-n10000-tax-clearance-fee-on-waec-bound-students-in-public-schools/

In your rush to condemn Lagos state you ended up exposing how irresponsible you guys and your crooked governors are.

Go and demand from your useless thieving governors to invest your underserved share from federal allocations into social projects instead of putting your wide noses into the affairs of functioning states.


Even north better pass your useless governors on every induces

Jokerman:
-•No light, we install Solar.
-•No good roads, we buy SUVs.
-•No healthcare, we drink Agbo
-•No security, we become careful or hire private security.
-•No quality education, we go to private schools.
_•No jobs, we become entrepreneurs

What's the responsibility of the Nigerian government to its citizens?

Go and sue them or leave their state...

GBTYO:


Lagos state is tired of offering you from the yeast free education and paying for your waec fees.

The tax clearance is meant to weed out students whose parents or wards are not resident in Lagos but who send their children from your yeast to come and leach on Lagos tax payers money.

Go and hold your useless governors like obi and co who never invested in subsidizing education but rather see it as a profit venture .

So you mean someone who lives and resides in Kwara, will register their child in Lagos state public Day schools? Wetin do Kwara public schools?

Well, no wahala, can you also tell us why ss3 students are asked to pay tax when they aren't working yet?

Remember the students paying these taxes are residents of Lagos state, and their parents already pax tax and have LASSRA IDs?

OlawaleBammie:
Go and sue them or leave their state...

This is not Lagos state alone. This is Nigeria has a whole, starting with the federal government?

GBTYO:


In your rush to condemn Lagos state you ended up exposing how irresponsible you guys and your crooked governors are.

Go and demand from your useless thieving governors to invest your underserved share from federal allocations into social projects instead of putting your wide noses into the affairs of functioning states.


Even north better pass your useless governors on every induces

Oga, don't derail this post.

This is not a Tribal post.

In Ogun state, the state of skull rituals, the students don't pay all these tax tax and taxes

OlawaleBammie:
Go and sue them or leave their state...

It has been a trend since 1999 for these people to run to other states where education is free and waec fees are 100% subsidised by state governments.

Why is it paining him that isn't from Lagos ?

It is paining him because Lagos state subsidy on both public school fees and waec registration has been exploited by them.

Note that these are the same idiots who defended obi not investing in building public schools throughout his 8y tenure and who see nothing wrong in obi jacking school fees for all Anambra state owned schools from primary up to tertiary.

But the fool is demanding free education in Lagos - a state he is neither an indigene of or a tax paying resident.

Jokerman:


Oga, don't derail this post.

This is not a Tribal post.

In Ogun state, the state of skull rituals, the students don't pay all these tax tax and taxes

Go back to your yeast and demand what your are demanding from Lagos state.

After all, from VAT earnings and distributions, you are getting far more than you deserve and contribute.

Go and hold your thieving and irresponsible governors to provide the basic social services instead of dragging rights in Lagos and other functioning states in Nigeria.

Jokerman:


So you mean someone who lives and resides in Kwara, will register their child in Lagos state public Day schools? Wetin do Kwara public schools?

Well, no wahala, can you also tell us why ss3 students are asked to pay tax when they aren't working yet?

Remember the students paying these taxes are residents of Lagos state, and their parents already pax tax and have LASSRA IDs?

The only ones exploiting the free education and waec subsidy in Lagos state are you guys from the yeast.

Public education up to secondary school is free for every region outside your yeast.

Nobody outside your yeast is complaining of this new policy from Lagos state because governors outside your yeast provide social services to their people.

It is only you from the yeast that are crying because you have been running from paying school fees and waec registration fees in your region and enrolling in public schools across Nigeria.

GBTYO:


It has been a trend since 1999 for these people to run to other states where education is free and waec fees are 100% subsidised by state governments.

Why is it paining him that isn't from Lagos ?

It is paining him because Lagos state subsidy on both public school fees and waec registration has been exploited by them.

Note that these are the same idiots who defended obi not investing in building public schools throughout his 8y tenure and who see nothing wrong in obi jacking school fees for all Anambra state owned schools from primary up to tertiary.

But the fool is demanding free education in Lagos - a state he is neither an indigene of or a tax paying resident.

Mo ti ri e pé, alaironu ni e 😹😹😹

Some of you just type anything, so to question APC , one must be an obedient.

As a Lagosian, bonafide... I pay business development, Lawma, LIRS taxes, every blessed month.

Make I no talk sha.

So your government removed subsidy for public school students in WAEC again, after increase Model school fees to 100k per term.

Wetin person go dey enjoy for this Nigeria,ontop 70k salary 😹😹

Suffer suffer....😹

Ama gbon noni to ba ti ya 😹

GBTYO:


The tax clearance is for the student's parents and not the students .

This is because, since 1999 with Bola Tinubu as Governor of Lagos state, education up to secondary school has been free and the state government has been paying for waec fees for all Students in Lagos public schools.

Since then, those people from across the Niger whom their governors neither build or invest in new schools or offer free education but have been jacking up fees instead and promoting miracle centres have decided to be exploiting the free waec registration and free education provided by Lagos state.

The tax clearance certificate is meant to weed out students whose parents are not resident in the state .

Ok. Makes sense.

Jokerman:


So you mean someone who lives and resides in Kwara, will register their child in Lagos state public Day schools? Wetin do Kwara public schools?

Well, no wahala, can you also tell us why ss3 students are asked to pay tax when they aren't working yet?

Remember the students paying these taxes are residents of Lagos state, and their parents already pax tax and have LASSRA IDs?

Fool, the students have parents who enrolled them in the schools.

Before you can enroll any child in a school be it public or private , a adult standing as a parent must register on behalf of the child.

The tax clearance certificate is to ascertain if the parents are domiciled in the state and are paying their due taxes.

BloomingDale:


Ok. Makes sense.

Ignore these IP0B rodents and their cheap lies

Jokerman:


Mo ti ri e pé, alaironu ni e 😹😹😹

Some of you just type anything, so to question APC , one must be an obedient.

As a Lagosian, bonafide... I pay business development, Lawma, LIRS taxes, every blessed month.

Make I no talk sha.

So your government removed subsidy for public school students in WAEC again, after increase Model school fees to 100k per term.

Wetin person go dey enjoy for this Nigeria,ontop 70k salary 😹😹

Suffer suffer....😹

Ama gbon noni to ba ti ya 😹

You are a resident tax paying Lagosian and so why are you complaining ?

If the meagre resources are utilized for tax payers and not the refugee you are , why should you be complaining ?

Let me let you know now that tax clearance certificate for registering into public schools in both the SW and old Bendel has been a policy since the 80s.

If you don't like it, then please feel free to go back to Alambla state were you come from.

Jokerman:


This is not Lagos state alone. This is Nigeria has a whole, starting with the federal government?

Your yeast is the worst governed region in Nigeria .
Other states and the FG are what is sustaining that your parasitic and ungrateful region.

Hold your Abuja contractors turn politicians and governors accountable

GBTYO:


Fool, the students have parents who enrolled them in the schools.

Before you can enroll any child in a school be it public or private , a adult standing as a parent must register on behalf of the child.

The tax clearance certificate is to ascertain if the parents are domiciled in the state and are paying their due taxes.

I understand


But WAEC that was free, they are not collecting 10,000 as tax clearance from students...

It was not so before... Especially if the parents submit their own,but now the child must have his/her apart from the parents

Kilode gan?

GBTYO:


Your yeast is the worst governed region in Nigeria .
Other states and the FG are what is sustaining that your parasitic and ungrateful region.

Hold your Abuja contractors turn politicians and governors accountable

I'm holding Asiwaju responsible because the buck stops at his table 😹

Jokerman:


I understand


But WAEC that was free, they are not collecting 10,000 as tax clearance from students...

It was not so before... Especially if the parents submit their own,but now the child must have his/her apart from the parents

Kilode gan?

No one is asking you to pay 10k.

If you can provide your tax clearance for the period requested , then no need to pay.

If you don't have it , then you pay the non refundable #10k for the school board to verify and get it for you.

Note that if you have no records of paying taxes in Lagos and you still pay the #10k, your own nah sorry.

Jokerman:


I'm holding Asiwaju responsible because the buck stops at his table 😹

Asiwaju is not the one that made your useless governors to skip provision of social services.

Federal government no be your governor who sits on federal allocations and spend it as their personal allowance..

You will all soon understand that zikism and it's parasitic federal government is about to be restructured.

To your tent , oh 0koro.

Jokerman:


I'm holding Asiwaju responsible because the buck stops at his table 😹

Is it Obasanjo or Yaradua and GEJ that prevented Obi from building schools and offering free education alongside paying waec fees for Anambra students ?

I have never seen such an entitled and arrogant irresponsible people like you yeasterners.

GBTYO:


No one is asking you to pay 10k.

If you can provide your tax clearance for the period requested , then no need to pay.

If you don't have it , then you pay the non refundable #10k for the school board to verify and get it for you.

Note that if you have no records of paying taxes in Lagos and you still pay the #10k, your own nah sorry.

Oga I had someone last week who pays tax, and was still asked that his son pay 10k, as the name must tally on the tax clearance cert.

GBTYO:


Is it Obasanjo or Yaradua and GEJ that prevented Obi from building schools and offering free education alongside paying waec fees for Anambra students ?

I have never seen such an entitled and arrogant irresponsible people like you yeasterners.

You Muslims are dumb sha.

Anyone that criticizes Tinubu na Igbo to you... Even,Omo Kwara na ibo??

Oga ju...

Well since we blamed Jonathan and Buhari for everything, we blame Tinubu too