“Dem sack me for SIWES, wetin I wan tell my school?” — Student cries out

A young man has gone viral on social media after claiming he was sacked from the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), leaving many Nigerians shocked and curious about what led to his exit.

SIWES is a compulsory industrial training programme designed for students in some of the Nigerian tertiary institutions.

It provides participants with practical workplace experience related to their fields of study before graduation.

The young man shared a video online with the caption: “Dem sack me for SIWES, wetin I wan tell them for my school?”

The post quickly attracted widespread attention, with many social media users expressing disbelief that a student could be dismissed from the programme.

Others speculated that his conduct may have contributed to the decision, while some criticised the SIWES system.

Social media users react

Reacting to the viral post, Nneoma wrote: “Them dey sack for SIWES? Wetin you do??? Collect Your F for the course, your career life go too dey zig zag, you better become an artist.”

Ayumzi commented: “Sure… and if you’re not careful your life dun dey spoil small small be that when you’ve start to get bad reports from SIWES…”

Smiling Dude shared a different opinion, writing: “Am I the only one who sees these SiWes as a total waste of time. During my school I didn’t do it. I just filled out that their log book return am and paid some money.”

Solomon also reacted: “Sack for siwes? He must be a very stubborn boy. Hav never heard any company sacking a siwes student working voluntarily.”

Vera added: “Before them sack you… Hmmmm that means you are not doing well at all, like your behavior is totally unacceptable seriously.”

Watch the video here…

Them dey sack for SIWES keh? pic.twitter.com/Yho1oOVWu0

— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) July 17, 2026