Nigerian Man who couldn’t pass English in WAEC gets 2 overseas scholarships after writing IELTS exams - Gistlover
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Nigerian Man who couldn’t pass English in WAEC gets 2 overseas scholarships after writing IELTS exams

Abubakar Isa Rrw, a Nigerian, has shared his inspiring story and experience writing the English language examinations.

The man announced on his Facebook page that he had failed English language in his WAEC examination despite passing other subjects.

Abubakar said that he had summoned the confidence to retake the exam, this time determined to receive an A.

Unfortunately, he had failed English language for the second time in the WAEC exams.

Despite this, he decided to take the English Language Testing System (IELTS), a competency test created by the British Council and Cambridge Assessment English.

Abubakar revealed that he had only used 1 week to prepare for the examination and his result was able to get him two overseas scholarships.

In his words …

“My little story with English Language Exam. In 2007, I took the WAEC exam at Dawakin Kudu Science College. Despite having good grades in all the other subjects, I failed the English language in my WAEC result. When I registered for another SSCE, my intention was to get an A, not even a B.

“Despite all the courage I had for that exam, I wrote it to the best of my ability at Government Secondary School in Kano, and I passed all the subjects except for the English language.

“For the first time, I decided to register for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), an English Language proficiency test developed and run by the British Council in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English.

I studied for it within a week and achieved a better result. I secured two overseas scholarships with that IELTS. result. Alhamdulillah”

Check out netizens reactions …
Muhammad Aminu Dambatta said: “I’m a living witness, Dr. May Allah bless you. Amen Amen.”

Ihsan Adam reacted: “Congratulations.”

Fatima Alhassan Abdulmumin said: “All praise is due to Allah. Praise be to God. May Allah increase his blessings in your life.”

Ibrahim Ahmad Bello reacted: “Congratulations, how to register for IELTs?”

Kamaluddeen Nuhu Muhammed said: “When hard work meets with courage, Passion, enthusiasm, Dedication above all Prayer all goals are achievable.”

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