The Federal Government has assured students and parents that the newly enacted tax reform law will not result in increased tuition fees in tertiary institutions across the country.
The assurance followed growing concerns among students that the policy could indirectly raise the cost of education.
Based on this reassurance, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has endorsed the tax reform law and officially called off its planned nationwide protest earlier scheduled for January 14, 2026.
The decision was reached after engagements with relevant government authorities during the NANS Expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting in Abuja.
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, Taiwo Oyedele, told students and stakeholders that the law contains provisions designed to benefit low-income earners and expand funding available to states for education and infrastructure, stressing that it poses no threat to school fees.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) clarified that only officially gazetted Acts of the National Assembly carry legal authority, dismissing claims that the tax reform laws were altered after passage.
NRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, explained that the reforms upgraded the former FIRS into a modern, centralised and digitalised revenue institution.
Reading the communiqué from the meeting, NANS President Olushola Oladoja said the law is well-intentioned, protects vulnerable Nigerians, and ensures fairer contribution from higher-income earners.
He added that the students’ body withdrew the protest after receiving satisfactory explanations on the law’s objectives and safeguards.