Over 156,446 verified trainees have benefited from President Tinubu’s administration Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Initiative, according to Dele Alake, spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, in a statement released on Wednesday.
The campaign spokesperson stated that the TVET scheme has attracted over 2.8 million applications, with 156,446 verified trainees receiving free training, monthly stipends, and start-up support.
The council also revealed that more than ₦65.7 billion has already been disbursed to trainees, while another ₦30.2 billion has been allocated to training centres.
It further noted that the government has rehabilitated 38 technical colleges and introduced free technical education covering tuition, boarding, textbooks, and uniforms.
Spotlighting NELFUND, the council revealed that the scheme has processed 1,659,853 student loan applications and disbursed ₦372.62 billion comprising ₦192.89 billion for tuition and ₦179.73 billion for upkeep allowances across 319 tertiary institutions.
The report also cited the achievement of resolving the age-long dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and implementing an agreement that provided for a 40 percent increase in academic staff remuneration and improved welfare benefits.
Speaking on the achievements recorded so far in the sector, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, noted that the success of President Tinubu-led education reforms would be measured by their impact on students, teachers, and institutions rather than the amount of money allocated or the number of programmes introduced.
“Our measure of success is not merely the amount of money allocated to education or the number of programmes introduced. It is the difference these interventions make in the lives of our children, students, teachers, and institutions,” he said.
