British Council has announced its decision to revise the fees for the Academic and General Training Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations for candidates in Nigeria, starting September 2023.
The revised fees will be N107,500 for IELTS Academic and General Training Modules, and N116,000 for the UK Visas and Immigration variant.
Also, the fee for Life Skills assessments will be N104,000.
IELTS remains a requirement for individuals all over the world aspiring to pursue work or educational opportunities in the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.
The present cost of the examination in Nigeria ranges between N80,000 and N90,000, a figure that highly surpasses the country’s minimum wage of N30,000.
Officials of British Council have justified the fee adjustment, highlighting the importance of upholding the benchmark of excellence associated with the testing experience.
In a message written to test takers, the British Council said: “Dear valued Test Taker, We would like to inform you that effective from September 1, 2023, there will be a price increase for IELTS tests offered by the British Council.
“The new prices will be NGN 107,500 for IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training, NGN 116,000 for UK Visas and Immigration, and NGN 104,000 for Life Skills.
“The new prices are necessary to sustain the high quality of standards for your testing experience.”
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