The Osun State Government has intensified efforts to stop public schools across the state from collecting unauthorised fees or imposing illegal levies on students and their parents.
The government reiterated that the only approved payment in public schools is the N500 Education Trust Levy per term.
The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Ministry of Education on November 12, 2026, and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mr M. Jimoh.
The circular was sent to education officials, school principals, headteachers, relevant associations and Parent-Teacher Associations.
The ministry expressed concern over reports that some school authorities were demanding payments that had not been approved by the state government.
It warned that no principal or school administrator should collect additional money from students or parents without obtaining formal approval from the ministry.
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The government further directed schools seeking additional financial contributions to submit written requests explaining the reasons, intended purpose and proposed amount for consideration.
It also clarified that agreements reached between school management and parents or other stakeholders could not serve as official approval for introducing new charges.
All principals and headteachers were instructed to ensure that teachers, parents and school management committees were properly informed about the directive.
The ministry warned that school administrators who disregard the order would face appropriate disciplinary measures.
The development follows allegations that some public secondary schools in the state had been collecting between N12,000 and N24,000 per student, despite the government’s approval of only N500 per term.
Some parents were also reportedly asked to provide items such as brooms, dustpans, laundry baskets, markers, disinfectants, canes and tissue paper.
Osogbo Grammar School was among the schools mentioned in the allegations, with claims that it collected N24,000 per student without issuing receipts.
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