The federal government has urged the state governments, local government education authorities, and private school owners to join the digital national education information management system (DNEMIS).
On Monday, the federal government said about 32 million students have been enrolled on the DNEMIS.
Adebayo Onigbanjo, national coordinator of special programme operations and implementation at the federal ministry of education, said DNEMIS forms the backbone of the Nigeria education data infrastructure (NEDI).
Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during the official launch of the digital platform, Tunji Alausa, minister of education, noted that reliable data is the backbone of every successful education reform.
According to the minister, governments cannot effectively address challenges in the education sector without credible statistics.
“You have to get the data right. Data allows us to monitor, design interventions, evaluate outcomes and plan proactively for the future,” he said.
“Without accurate data,
