FG TVET ₦22,500 stipend Programme Batch B Portal to Open in 2026 Simultaneously with 1 year training - NAIJA STICK

FG TVET ₦22,500 stipend Programme Batch B Portal to Open in 2026 Simultaneously with 1 year training

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Batch B will reopen for registration in 2026, as the goal is to train over one million youths within the next two years. 

• This will begin after the completion of Batch A enrollment of 250,000 participants, expected around March.
• The Federal Government disclosed this update while responding to a publication circulating online that analyzed skills deficits in Nigeria and Africa.
• The federal government is also leveraging international partnerships to support TVET curriculum modernisation, instructor training, and institutional development. 
• For example, Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China and partnered with the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) and Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to strengthen training and innovation.
• These partnerships are expected to help train over one million young Nigerians within the next two years. 

The Federal Government also promised to provide starter packs to eligible trainees after each cohort of the programme to enable youths to put their training into immediate practical use.

The TVET programme is real, and so far, the Federal Government has paid out over ₦4.7 billion to both trainees and training centres. 

• Each beneficiary received a ₦22,500 stipend, while trainers received ₦45,000 per trainee.
• Currently, over 100,000 students are undergoing training in more than 1,600 technical and vocational programmes across federal and state technical colleges, skills training centres, and accredited Vocational Enterprise Institutions nationwide.
• Nigeria Startup News reports that the TVET initiative was launched with about ₦70 billion, with ₦20 billion already released.
• TVET programmes focus on priority skills aligned with national development goals and current labour market demands. 

The initiative aims to produce large-scale skilled workers in fields such as industrial mechanics, electrical installation, welding and fabrication, mechatronics, solar photovoltaic installation, compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion and maintenance, refrigeration and HVAC, and ICT.

• The TVET curriculum prioritises 80 per cent practical training and 20 per cent theory, operating under three tracks: six-month Short-Term Skill Training Centres, twelve-month Vocational Enterprise Institutions, and a three-year Technical College track.

Interested applicants who missed the first cohort registration are advised to be patient, as TVET Batch B is expected to commence around March 2026.