FG Begins Payment of N35,000 to ITF SUPA Beneficiaries

The federal government has commenced payment of the N35,000 monthly stipend for the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme to beneficiaries. Those who attended at least 90% of the training are now receiving credit alerts of N35,000.

This second phase of the SUPA Skill-Up Artisans programme began in August 2025. Eligible artisans have confirmed that they have been paid, with social media, especially Facebook, being flooded with posts like “SUPA ITF has started payment of N35k for those trained. Expect yours if you have been trained.” The payment of the SUPA stipend to trainees began on December 10.

As gathered by Nigeria Startup News, one of the viral SMS messages reads:
“Credit
Amt:NGN35,000.00
Acc:081******769
Desc:099ZEXA25344091L/
R-1389639132/
INDUSTRIAL: REQUESTFORPAYME
NTO
Date:10/12/2025
Avail Bal:NGN35,042.87
Total:NGN”

This massive disbursement of ITF SUPA stipends is going to artisans who attended 90% of the training. The development comes after Industrial Training Fund confirmed that only SUPA Phase 2 trainees who meet the 90% attendance requirement will receive payment, according to official letters sent to centres across the country in November.

ITF started spot checks and follow-up monitoring of ongoing artisans training to verify training at approved centres, assess quality of delivery, and confirm trainer and trainee participation. About 100,000 trainees nationwide are part of the exercise.

ITF has established 30 training centres across Nigeria, with plans to create more facilities to meet the increasing demand.

Congratulations all ITF SUPA beneficiaries.

Those who are yet to register for ITF SUPA artisan can visit https://supa.itf.gov.ng/register.