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ETS bars Nigerian students from GRE, TOEFL exams
« on: November 11, 2013, 03:19:20 PM »
The insecurity challenges in some Northern parts of the country has affected the chances of Nigerian students planning to sit for examinations to secure admission into foreign colleges and universities.

This is as Education Testing Services, ETS, has indefinitely suspended both the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) in Nigeria.

A terse statement dated November 7 2013 and published on ETS website, said the decision was “due to security concerns.”

ETS is the world’s largest private non-profit educational testing and assessment organization. It conducts examinations in almost all the countries of the world.

“Due to security concerns in Nigeria, GRE® and TOEFL® testing in the country has been suspended for an indefinite period. Candidates who have appointments to take the TOEFL or GRE Tests will be contacted by ETS to process a refund.”

The development is believed to have been caused by the continued attacks on educational institutions by members of the violent Islamic group, Boko Haram. http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/11/11/boko-haram-attack-on-schools-ets-bars-nigerian-students-from-gre-toefl-exams/

 

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