Benue begins enforcement of renewal fee compliance for private schools
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Benue State’s Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, together with the Internal Revenue Service, has ordered private schools to submit proof of payment for their renewal fees covering the last three years, warning that compliance checks will now be enforced. Schools that cannot verify payments risk fines or shutdown, prompting administrators to scramble for records and potentially disrupting enrollment.
The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB), working alongside the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), has called on private school operators across the state to present proof of payment of their annual renewal fees covering the past three years. In a directive issued by the Director of Enforcement and Compliance Operations, […] Benue begins enforcement of renewal fee compliance for private schools