FILE: President Bola Tinubu
The Federal Government has approved N3.6bn to support tailors under the Industrial Training Fund’s Skill Up Artisans Programme as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s informal sector, create jobs and produce globally competitive artisans.
The Director-General and Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund, Afiz Ogun, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the nationwide screening of applicants for the 2026 edition of the programme.
Ogun said the screening exercise was designed to ensure that only genuine artisans benefited from the initiative, noting that successful applicants would either be prepared for international employment opportunities, linked directly with employers or enrolled in a structured business incubation programme.
He said, “For this year, we are incubating businesses for tailors because they constitute a large number of participants. The President has approved N3.6bn for this initiative.”
