FG to unveil digital system to track every Nigerian school, learner

Nigeria's Federal Government is set to launch a comprehensive digital platform designed to unify and track every school and learner across the country. Officials describe the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) as a crucial step towards resolving long-standing issues with scattered education data, thereby enhancing planning, policymaking, and service delivery within the sector.

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For many years, education planning and administration relied on fragmented systems, inconsistent reporting structures and limited access to reliable and timely data. These challenges constrained effective planning, weakened accountability and limited the sector’s ability to respond to emerging realities.

The platform's official unveiling is scheduled for Wednesday, coinciding with the launch of the Public DNEMIS Portal and the formation of DNEMIS State Implementation Teams. Mr. Adebayo Onigbanjo, National Project Coordinator for Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit at the Ministry of Education, explained that DNEMIS is intended to combat years of weak and inconsistent data that have hampered effective governance.

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At the centre of this transformation is DNEMIS, a flagship component of NEDI and a major milestone in Nigeria’s journey toward a modern, integrated and digitally enabled education management system.

"For many years, education planning and administration relied on fragmented systems, inconsistent reporting structures and limited access to reliable and timely data," Onigbanjo stated during a media briefing. "These challenges constrained effective planning, weakened accountability and limited the sector’s ability to respond to emerging realities."

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The progress recorded through NEDI and the implementation of DNEMIS reflects the Ministry’s broader commitment to ensuring that reforms are not only announced, but effectively coordinated, implemented and measured.

The Federal Ministry of Education developed the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI) as a national framework to standardize education data management. DNEMIS is presented as a key component of NEDI, marking a significant advancement toward a modern, integrated, and digital education management system. The platform promises to provide timely, reliable, and accessible data, ensuring that every learner, teacher, school, and public investment is captured in a unified database, thereby driving education policies with evidence rather than estimations.

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Data is no longer a back-office function. It is becoming the engine of education reform in Nigeria.