Israel Usulor writes:

A Nigerian man, Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi wrote to the University of Alberta, Canada asking them to remove Nigeria from the list of countries whose students must present IELTS & other English tests before admission.

The school has granted the request. Not all heroes wear capes.

Although the school listed some schools in Nigeria that their graduates do not need English tests for admission, Dr Igbalajobi requested that it be updated to include all since English is Nigeria's official language.

https://twitter.com/JonalistIsrael/status/1533095301988421632?s=20&t=9IPCIFsyZ_dDebs4F1b9IQ

Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi (Ph.D)’s Post

University of Alberta, Hi, my name is Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi. I work with the University of British Columbia as a postdoctoral research fellow. My first degree was in Microbiology from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), Nigeria.

I write to call your attention to a list on your graduate school page exempting applicants with credentials from 'SELECTIVE' universities in Nigeria from the English Language Requirement at the University of Alberta.

https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/prospective-students/international-admissions-protocol/english-language-proficiency/recognized-countries-institutions.html

1. The official language in Nigeria is English which automatically translates to the fact all institutions from elementary to tertiary education are taught in English

2. The list captured only 35 universities out of about 160 accredited universities in Nigeria. I do not understand the yardstick for this. I want to believe that this is an oversight.

3. While your graduate school page does not reflect the entire universities in Nigeria, some of the names listed have also been changed over time. For instance, the University of Ado-Ekiti is now known as Ekiti State University.

4. I affirmatively believe that the University of Alberta attracts applicants from different backgrounds and inclusion is germane to her. It will be greatly appreciated if the current list is updated or reworded to reflect all universities in Nigeria, similar to that of UnIiversity of Calgary, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto and other universities in Canada.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/olumuyiwa-igbalajobi_recognized-english-language-countries-and-activity-6934147403553914880-iv9H?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

Good one, he has done something our government will never do

The right step in the right direction

We are an Anglophone country, and English is our lingual Franca; why the test of English again

Stupid thing is that the test is mostly conducted by Nigerians and we no no English.

Double standard

A good development

Omoluabis doing good and impacting lives since 1677 without making noise.
They’ve always been a good ambassador of Nigeria and Africa at large anywhere they are outside the continent.

Nice all schools should do same

Nice one from a patriotic citizen

That IELTS thing is deeply insulting!

The fact that Nigerians are part of those collecting the huge fees and administering the silly exams makes it all the more pathetic!

We have no dignity as a nation...!

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The benefits this singular act will bring to Nigeria is far better than the benefits we have gotten from some of our leaders in the past 10 years.

Welldone

Wow this is good news

We love the English test u wan mk the ask us Yoruba wats all this

We even speak better English than the white folks

That IELTS is just a way of making money for these guys, it's a very useless test to be sincere

If no be see finish why dem go mandate us to write am in the first place?

We shall know how effective this letter is till further notice

A working and logical Society

Yoruba helping Nigeria since 1685

Great. Good job.

Great job, it is quite discriminatory to ask me to write an English test as if I speak Spanish. Someone who speaks French, German, Spanish etc will write an English test to test their proficiency yet me that have been speaking English since primary school will still write same test.

But of course, our government does not care because it will not bring a penny to their pockets.

Jones4190:
Yoruba helping Nigeria since 1685

A kid with smartphone,you've been noticed.

Angelfrost:
That IELTS thing is deeply insulting!

The fact that Nigerians are part of those collecting the huge fees and administering the silly exams makes it all the more pathetic!

We have no dignity as a nation...!

It’s a huge criminal racketeering.

Without Yorubas, Nigeria would've been worst than Somalia.

Nice one. More Nigerians need to speak up on this issue so other Foreign Universities can follow suit. Because I find it absolutely ridiculous that schools outside Nigeria demand IELTS from applicants from a country whose official and number 1 Language is English... Matter of fact, most Nigerians even speak better English than most of these Western English speaking countries...

This man is more resourceful to Nigeria and Nigerians than the entire evil party called APC.
God bless him immensely.

paschal47:
That IELTS is just a way of making money for these guys, it's a very useless test to be sincere

British Council is a scam.