IELTS: Nigerians accuse UK of 'commercialising' language test, seek reforms

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The cost of the test, which currently stands between N80,000 and N90,000 in Nigeria, is almost three times the country’s...

This is not the first time Nigerians are raising concerns about the policy and the renewed energy was a result of previous calls falling on deaf ears.

Apart from its high cost, the test is only valid for two years and can only be taken in 12 cities across the country. Using hashtages like #ReformIELTSPolicy, #IELTS, and #TOEFL, many Nigerians who took to the social media handle, Twitter, have accused the UK of commercialising the test., wondered why none of the over 20 anglophone countries in Africa was on the list of countries exempted from taking the test, “despite the fact that these African countries are former British colonies and belong to the Commonwealth.

 

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