The British Council says Nigerians will now pay the sum of N107,500 for academic International English Language Testing System examinations IELTS from September 2023.
The council disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
It said the hike became necessary to sustain the high quality of standards for the “testing experience.”
“Dear valued Test Taker, We would like to inform you that effective from 1 September 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.”
“Thank you for choosing the British Council” it said.
The cost of the test currently stands betwen N80,000 and N90,000.