The Federal Government has actually revealed the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS), a new technology-driven platform created to create a merged database of every school, student and teacher in Nigeria, with the objective of enhancing education preparation, openness, accountability and service shipment.
The platform, which will be officially introduced on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, together with the general public DNEMIS Website and the inauguration of DNEMIS State Application Teams, is a major milestone in the application of the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI), a flagship reform under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Effort (NESRI) championed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa.
The announcement was made during a pre-launch media briefing in Abuja by the National Job Organizer of the Special Programmes Operations and Execution Unit in the Office of the Minister of Education, Mr. Adebayo Onigbanjo.
According to Onigbanjo, DNEMIS was developed to attend to years of fragmented, inconsistent and unreliable education information that have hindered reliable preparation, policymaking, monitoring and governance in Nigeria’s education sector.
He described that the Federal Ministry of Education developed the Nigeria Education Data Facilities as a thorough nationwide structure to harmonise, standardise and strengthen education information management throughout all levels of education, with DNEMIS functioning as its flagship digital platform.
The job organizer said the new system would offer timely, trusted and available information to support preparation, budgeting, policymaking, tracking and enhanced service shipment. He kept in mind that the platform would make sure every student, instructor, school and public investment in education is captured within a single nationwide database.
“The effort shows the Federal government’s dedication to making sure that education reforms are driven by reputable evidence instead of assumptions,” Onigbanjo stated.
He added that the development tape-recorded through NEDI and the execution of DNEMIS shows the Ministry’s commitment to making sure reforms are successfully collaborated, implemented and measured.
“Data is no longer a back-office function; it is now the engine driving education reform in Nigeria,” he stated.
Likewise speaking at the rundown, the Unique Assistant to the Minister of Education on Digital Communications and E-Learning, Miss Mojoyin Adebajo, revealed that DNEMIS was developed on the worldwide recognised District Health Info Software 2 (DHIS2) platform to modernise education administration and strengthen evidence-based decision-making.
She described that the platform would digitise the Annual School Census, changing mainly manual data collection processes with an incorporated digital system capable of producing precise, real-time info on schools, learners, instructors and education facilities.
According to her, the advancement will enhance resource allowance, improve programme tracking and assistance more reliable preparation and service shipment across the education sector.
Adebajo also highlighted the general public DNEMIS Website as one of the effort’s significant innovations, noting that for the first time, chosen main education data would be openly accessible to scientists, policymakers, reporters, advancement partners, civil society organisations and members of the general public.
She stated the initiative would promote transparency, improve access to reputable education information and encourage broader stakeholder involvement in shaping the future of education in Nigeria.
The Federal Ministry of Education acknowledged the technical support provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Oslo, describing the collaboration as crucial to accelerating sustainable education reforms in the country.
The Ministry said the intro of DNEMIS is anticipated to bridge longstanding spaces in education data management by providing a single, incorporated and relied on nationwide database that supports real-time decision-making, enhances coordination between federal and state education institutions and advances the Federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda for quality education.
It declared its dedication to working carefully with state governments, advancement partners and other stakeholders to ensure the effective application of the platform and build a more transparent, technology-driven, effective and internationally competitive education system that provides quality learning chances for every Nigerian child.