The Federal Government will officially launch the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) on July 1, marking a major step toward modernising education planning and data management across Nigeria.
The launch was announced on Monday in Abuja by Mr. Adebayo Onigbanjo, the National Project Coordinator of the Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit (SPOIU) in the Office of the Minister of Education.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), DNEMIS is a flagship initiative under the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI), a key component of the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative. The platform is designed to create a single, standardised system for managing education data at all levels of the country’s education sector.
Speaking at a press briefing, Onigbanjo said the platform would eliminate the long-standing challenge of fragmented and inconsistent education data, replacing multiple disconnected systems with a unified digital database.
He explained that DNEMIS will capture information on every learner, teacher, school and education investment, enabling government to make better-informed decisions on planning, budgeting, policy formulation, monitoring and service delivery in real time.
“For many years, education planning and administration relied on fragmented systems, inconsistent reporting processes 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,” Onigbanjo said.
He added that reliable data has become central to the Federal Government’s education reform agenda.
“Data is no longer a back-office function. It is becoming the engine of education reform in Nigeria,” he said.
Also speaking, Mojoyin Adebajo, the Special Assistant to the Minister on Digital Communications and E-Learning, said the platform would digitise the Annual School Census and, for the first time, make selected official education statistics publicly accessible through an interactive online portal.
According to her, the portal will improve transparency by giving government agencies, researchers, development partners, civil society organisations, the private sector, journalists and members of the public access to verified education data.
“This represents an important step towards expanding access to information and encouraging broader participation in conversations that shape the future of education in Nigeria,” she said.
Saka Ibraheem, UNICEF Education Specialist for Planning, Monitoring, Data and Research, said the ministry’s long-term goal is to integrate all education management platforms into a single national system by the end of 2027.
He explained that the integrated platform would combine the Education Management Information System (EMIS), Teacher Management Information System (TMIS) and individual learner records into one database.
According to Ibraheem, the system will also introduce unique learner identification numbers to enable authorities to monitor school enrolment, track out-of-school children and reduce dropout rates across the country.
Meanwhile, Abubakar Isah, NEDI Coordinator, assured stakeholders that the platform has been designed to comply fully with Nigeria’s data protection laws and incorporates safeguards to protect sensitive education information.
The launch of DNEMIS comes shortly after the Federal Government declared June 29 to July 3, 2026, as National Learning Assessment Week. The nationwide assessment, covering all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, is expected to generate comprehensive data on students’ learning outcomes to support evidence-based policy decisions, resource allocation and reforms aimed at improving education quality nationwide.
