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ENUGU PRIVATE SCHOOLS PAY BETWEEN N100,000 AND N300,000 AS EDUCATION TAX, NOT N5M – COMMISSIONER

September 9, 2024 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

ENUGU PRIVATE SCHOOLS PAY BETWEEN N100,000 AND N300,000 AS EDUCATION TAX, NOT N5M – COMMISSIONER

The Enugu State Government said it asked private schools to pay between N100,000 and N300,000 as education tax, not N5 million.

The State Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah made the clarification in a statement in Enugu.

“New and existing private schools in the state are required to either register for provisional approval or have their licences renewed.

“This is between N100,000 and N300,000, depending on the category the schools fall in. The approved schedule of fees was released to the public earlier in June,” he said.

He urged the public to disregard the publication that the Governor Peter Mbah-led administration has imposed N1 million to N5 million mandatory payments on private schools in the state as educational taxes.

“Extant laws empower the Ministry of Education of Enugu State to maintain minimum standards of education for both public and private schools.

“The ministry is also empowered to streamline and enhance the effective administration, monitoring, and supervision of private schools,” the commissioner said.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.