The Federal Government has commenced payment of the N22,500 December stipend for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme to trainees. Only trainees who completed their biometric verification and have a good attendance percentage on the portal are eligible for payment.
Approved and registered trainees who have been participating at their training centres with a strong attendance record are now receiving credit alerts of N22,500.
One of the SMS notifications reads:
“Amt: NGN22,500.00
CR
Desc: VIA REMITTA
R-/NIGERIA
ED:STUDENTSTIPEN
DSTVETINITIATIVE:CBN:
Date: 2026-02-19
3:10:51 PM”
Payment of the December TVET stipend began on February 19, 2026, as gathered by Nigeria Startup News. Many eligible trainees have confirmed receiving the payment. Some reactions shared on social media include: “TVET initiative second payment for ₦22,500 is ongoing,” “TVET payment is currently going on now, but it’s one month stipend,” and “TVET has commenced payment. I just received mine now.”
The disbursement is being made to trainees who have consistently attended their various training centres and successfully completed their biometric verification.
This development follows an earlier email from the Federal Ministry of Education to training centres dated January 8, 2026, directing mandatory use of biometric attendance devices for all accredited TVET training centres.
Note that it is not mandatory to have 100% attendance to be paid your December stipend.
Trainees whose portal dashboard does not show their attendance record are advised to contact their coordinators promptly to resolve the issue and avoid missing payment.
