The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports alleging that the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS) was hacked, describing the claims as “inaccurate and misleading.”
In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, the ministry maintained that the platform remains secure and was never subjected to any cyberattack.
The ministry was responding to a report titled “Suspected Cyberattack Hits FG’s Education Data Platform,” which suggested that the education data system may have been compromised.
“The Ministry wishes to categorically state that the report is inaccurate and misleading. At no time was the NEMIS platform hacked, breached, or subjected to any cyberattack. The integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data on the platform remain fully intact,” the statement read.
According to the ministry, the temporary warning message observed by some users resulted from an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate configuration issue
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