The federal government’s free nationwide training program on financial inclusion and literacy for 10 million Nigerians has begun registration, according to the presidency.
WAWUAfrica, Africa’s leading integrated leadership and organizational excellence ecosystem focused on empowering women, will handle the registration process.
During a virtual meeting of the PreCEFI, six professional organizations, and other development partners, such as the World Bank, WAWUAfrica, the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Vice President Kashim Shettima initiated the registration process.The Vice President, represented by Dr. Tope Kolade Fasua, Special Advisor to the President on Economic Affairs, expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flagship program will eventually have an impact not just on Nigerians but also on the entire world.”The flag-off ceremony for the upskilling initiative will become one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flagship programs in terms of his impact on the Nigerian people and how this can transmogrify into a global impact coming from Nigeria,” he stated.
“I applaud the broadly focused areas of potential impact, which include information technology and digital literacy, IT literacy, financial literacy, economic literacy, service delivery literacy, healthcare and wellness, creative arts and design, business and entrepreneurship skills, trade and engineering skills, hospitality and tourism skills.”Shettima commended WAWUAfrica, the World Bank, Alison Women Entrepreneurship, the African Union (AU), ECOWAS, NITDA, the EU, and other development partners for their successful cooperation in making the training program a reality.
He continued, “We think that this program will continue to grow in terms of partnership and collaboration until we achieve the maximum utility and mileage required.”
Dr. Nurudeen Zauro, the President’s Technical Advisor on Economic and Financial Inclusion (Office of the Vice President), stated that several discussions about educating Nigerians to participate in the training process were taking place with all relevant parties.According to him, citizens need to be properly instructed on how to register and log into the portal in order to avoid being duped into paying for the training. The main goal is to provide Nigerians with sound guidance. To begin with, there is no cost associated with this course. We don’t want anyone to be asked to pay in any way, and we also want them to be well-guided. The six professional bodies and the development partners also sent out goodwill messages, promising to make sure that financial literacy skills that would lead to financial inclusion are not only acquired but also valuable, and to ensure that the registration platform launched is built on trust, transparency, and accountability.Recall that in February 2026, the Office of the Vice President, via the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with six professional organizations to collaboratively create training programs, certification pathways, digital skills initiatives, and mentorship platforms that would bolster Nigeria’s enterprise and financial workforce.
The goal of the program is to give Nigerians—especially women and young people—the fundamental financial, investment, and digital skills they need to build long-term prosperity.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA), Chartered Risk Management Institute (CRMI), and Nigeria Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NIIE) are some of the professional associations.
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