FG launches National Education data Platform July 1

The Federal Ministry of Education will officially launch the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) on July 1. The platform will create a single digital system for managing education data across Nigeria.

The ministry says DNEMIS will replace years of fragmented data collection and reporting. It will support better planning, budgeting, policymaking, and service delivery by giving authorities access to reliable, real-time information.

The announcement came on Monday during a press briefing in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Adebayo Onigbanjo, National Project Coordinator of the Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit (SPOIU), described DNEMIS as a key part of the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure. The initiative falls under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative.

Onigbanjo said the platform will create a unified record for learners, schools, teachers, and education investments nationwide. He said this will help government agencies make faster and better-informed decisions.

“For many years, education planning and administration relied on fragmented systems, inconsistent reporting processes and limited access to reliable and timely data,” he said.

“These challenges constrained effective planning, weakened accountability, and limited the sector’s ability to respond to emerging realities.”

He added that education data is no longer just an administrative tool. Instead, it is becoming central to education reform.

The ministry will also digitise the Annual School Census through DNEMIS. It will also launch an interactive portal that gives the public access to selected education data.

Mojoyin Adebajo, Special Assistant to the Minister on Digital Communications and E-Learning, said the portal will improve transparency. She added that it will encourage wider participation in education policy discussions.

Government agencies, researchers, civil society groups, development partners, journalists, private organisations, and members of the public will all be able to access official education data through the platform.

The ministry also plans to expand the system. UNICEF Education Specialist Saka Ibraheem said the goal is to combine all education management platforms into one national system before the end of next year.

The integrated platform will bring together the Education Management Information System, Teacher Management Information System, and individual learner records. It will also assign every learner a unique identifier.

Officials believe the system will help authorities monitor enrolment. It will also help track out-of-school children and reduce dropout rates as students move through the education system.

Meanwhile, NEDI Coordinator Abubakar Isah said the ministry designed the platform to comply with Nigeria’s data protection laws. He added that it includes safeguards to protect education records.

The launch comes days after the Federal Government announced National Learning Assessment Week, which runs from June 29 to July 3, 2026. During the exercise, authorities will conduct Nigeria’s first nationwide learning assessment. The assessment will cover all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Officials say the findings will guide future education reforms.