The Federal Government has directed all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainees to complete biometric attendance verification at their training centres before they can be paid monthly stipends of N22,500.
All training centres are also expected to comply and commence full enforcement of biometric attendance verification across all states to strengthen transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery.
Nigeria Startup News reports that biometric enforcement began from 1 February 2026, following a circular issued in December 2025 directing all TVET training centres to procure and deploy biometric attendance systems for real-time monitoring. The Ministry of Education (FME) states unequivocally that biometric verification is now the sole approved method for validating attendance under the TVET Programme.
All monthly stipends to trainees and payments to training centres are now processed strictly on the basis of verified biometric attendance records. Any training centre that fails to comply will not be eligible for payment of N45,000 per trainee, and affected trainees will forfeit their N22,500 stipends.
Training centres that fail to comply will be removed from the programme, while affected trainees will be redeployed to another compliant centres.
TVET biometric verification is now mandatory and non-negotiable, as it safeguards public funds and ensures programme benefits reach intended beneficiaries.
The TVET FME remains committed to strengthening the integrity of the TVET programme in 2026 to empower Nigerian youth and drive national development.
