The Federal Government has begun enforcing mandatory biometric attendance verification across all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mrs. Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education.
The directive is aimed at safeguarding public funds and ensuring programme benefits reach the intended beneficiaries.
The Ministry emphasized that non-compliant centres and trainees would face immediate consequences.
“Training Centres were earlier notified that continued non-compliance would result in removal from the programme, with affected trainees redeployed to fully compliant centres.”
“The enforcement, which took effect from 1 February 2026, follows a circular issued in December 2025 directing all TVET Training Centres to procure and deploy biometric attendance systems for real-time monitoring.”
“The Ministry states unequivocally that biometric verification is now the sole approved method for validating attendance under the TVET Programme.”
They warned that any training centre that fails to comply with this requirement will not be eligible for payment.
The Federal Government says it continues to welcome new training centres interested in participating in the TVET Programme. Prospective centres are required to obtain accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), while applications can be completed through the NBTE TVET portal.
Students enrolled in the programme were also advised to confirm that their training centres have fully complied with the biometric verification requirement to avoid any disruption to their monthly stipends.
The Ministry added that complaints or requests for assistance can be submitted through the official TVET support platform available on the portal.
