How long is a TOEFL score valid?

Scores are generally reported for two years from the test date. Confirm with each institution you apply to.

Check which test your target institutions list first. TOEFL is fully computer-based and its speaking section is recorded rather than face-to-face; IELTS has a live speaking interview and is more widely asked for by UK and immigration routes. Our guide on IELTS vs TOEFL walks through the decision.

Does the course include speaking practice?

Yes: recorded mock speaking tasks with feedback in class. For one-to-one speaking practice you can book a mentor tagged "TOEFL speaking" on the mentorship marketplace at that mentor's own rate.

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TOEFL iBT preparation

The English test preferred by many US and Canadian universities and accepted widely elsewhere.

Who takes it from Nigeria: Nigerian applicants to US and Canadian graduate and undergraduate programmes, applicants for teaching or research assistantships, and anyone whose target institution lists TOEFL first. Many also take it because it is fully computer-based.

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The exam

How TOEFL iBT is structured

Around two hours, taken on a computer at a test centre or, where offered, at home. ETS has revised the test format and score reporting in 2026, so the current structure and section timings should be confirmed on the official site.

Reading

Academic passages with comprehension, vocabulary and inference questions.

Listening

Lectures and campus conversations, with note-taking allowed.

Speaking

Independent and integrated tasks recorded into a microphone, including summarising what you read and heard.

Writing

An integrated task that combines reading and listening, and an academic-discussion task.

Scoring

Each section is scored and the section scores combine into an overall result; ETS updated the reporting scale in 2026. Results are generally accepted for two years.

Exam boards revise their formats and scoring from time to time. The outline here is a general description for planning your preparation; always confirm the current structure, dates and fees on the official site before you register. Official site: ETS

Syllabus

9 modules, from diagnostic to mock weeks

The same modules in the cohort and the self-paced course. Every practice item is original and reviewed by a person before it is published.

- The TOEFL iBT at a glance
- How Speaking and Writing are scored
- Full diagnostic test
- Reading your diagnostic results
- Passage structure and pacing
- Factual and negative-factual questions
- Vocabulary and reference questions
- Inference, rhetorical purpose and sentence insertion
- Prose summary and fill-in-a-table
- Timed practice and review
- Conversations and lectures: what each tests
- A note-taking system that survives a lecture
- Gist and detail questions
- Function, attitude and organisation questions
- Timed practice and review
- How Speaking is scored
- Task 1: the independent opinion
- Task 2: campus reading and conversation
- Task 3: academic reading and lecture
- Task 4: the lecture summary
- Live mock Speaking sessions
- How Writing is scored
- Integrated writing: reading versus lecture
- Integrated writing: the twenty-minute essay
- Writing for an academic discussion
- Editing for accuracy and cohesion
- Timed writing practice
- Notes that transfer across tasks
- Paraphrase without plagiarism
- Summary to length
- Academic vocabulary and signposting
- Cross-section drills
- What changed in January 2026
- Reading: Complete the Words and Read in Daily Life
- Listening: Listen and Choose a Response
- Writing: Build a Sentence and Write an Email
- Speaking: Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview
- Adaptive sections and a full 2026-format practice set
- Mock test one
- Reviewing mock one
- Mock test two
- Test-day logistics and the final week
- How the certification exam works

Two ways to take it

Live cohort or self-paced

Live cohort

₦150,000 full tuition · 8 weeks

Scheduled live classes, recorded to your dashboard
Marked writing and scored speaking mocks
Admission-based; scholarships available

The first cohort is being scheduled. Applications open on this page.

Self-paced

₦45,000 one-time payment

The same syllabus as recorded lessons and practice sets
Start today, pause any time, lifetime access
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One-to-one TOEFL speaking practice

Practise out loud with a mentor tagged "TOEFL Speaking practice" and get feedback against the marking criteria. Sessions are 30, 60 or 90 minutes at the mentor's own rate, booked separately from the course.

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Before you enrol

TOEFL questions

TOEFL iBT is offered at ETS-authorised test centres in Lagos, Abuja and other cities, and the home edition is available where ETS supports it. Dates and locations change, so check and register on the official ETS site.

Also preparing

IELTS Academic preparationThe English test most UK, Canadian, Australian and European universities and visa routes ask Nigerian applicants for.

Digital SAT preparationThe admissions test most US universities, and a growing number of Canadian and European ones, consider alongside your WAEC results.

TOEFL iBT preparation

How TOEFL iBT is structured

9 modules, from diagnostic to mock weeks

1Orientation and DiagnosticHow the TOEFL iBT is structured and scored out of 120, what universities actually ask for, and a full timed diagnostic so the course targets your weakest section from week one.

2ReadingTwo academic passages with ten questions each in thirty-five minutes. This module covers every question type, a pacing plan and the vocabulary-in-context skill that most of the section depends on.

3ListeningConversations and lectures with questions you cannot see in advance. The module builds a note-taking system, teaches the question types and trains you to hear the signposts lecturers use.

4Speaking TasksOne independent and three integrated tasks, each with seconds to prepare and under a minute to answer. The module gives you a template for each task and the live practice to use it under pressure.

5Writing TasksThe integrated essay that compares a reading with a lecture, and the academic discussion task that asks for a short, well-argued post. Templates, timing and the language of comparison and opinion.

6Integrated Skills: Note-taking, Paraphrase and SummaryFour of the six Speaking and Writing tasks ask you to listen, read and then report. This module isolates the three skills they share — fast notes, accurate paraphrase and tight summary — and drills them across sections.

7The January 2026 Test: New Task TypesETS revised the TOEFL iBT in January 2026: shorter, adaptive Reading and Listening, new task types and a 1–6 band score alongside 0–120. This module drills every new task so you sit the test you will actually take.

8Test Strategy and Mock WeeksTwo full mock tests under exam conditions, a review of each section, and the practical side of test day: Home Edition versus test centre, equipment checks, identification and the final week.

9Certification ExamThe final certification exam. Pass it (70% or more) to earn your Certificate of Completion.