The Federal Government is set to unveiled the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS), a transformative national digital platform designed to eliminate fragmented education data, strengthen evidence-based planning, improve accountability and enhance service delivery across Nigeria’s education sector.
The platform, which will be officially launched on Wednesday, 1st July 2026, alongside the Public DNEMIS Portal and the inauguration of DNEMIS State Implementation Teams, marks a major milestone in the implementation of the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI), a key reform under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) championed by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa.
Addressing journalists during a pre-launch media briefing in Abuja, the National Project Coordinator of the Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit in the Office of the Honourable Minister of Education, Mr. Adebayo Onigbanjo, said the initiative was conceived to address decades of weak, fragmented and inconsistent education data that have constrained effective planning, policymaking, monitoring and governance across the education sector.
He explained that the Federal Ministry of Education developed NEDI as a comprehensive national framework to harmonise, standardise and strengthen education data management across all levels of education, with DNEMIS serving as its flagship digital platform.
According to him, DNEMIS will provide timely, reliable and accessible data to support planning, budgeting, policymaking, monitoring and improved service delivery, while ensuring that every learner, teacher, school and public investment in education is captured within a unified national database.
Mr. Onigbanjo noted that the initiative reflects the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring that education reforms are driven by credible evidence rather than assumptions.
He added that the progress achieved through NEDI and the implementation of DNEMIS demonstrates the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring that reforms are effectively coordinated, implemented and measured, stressing that “data is no longer a back-office function; it is now the engine driving education reform in Nigeria.”
Also speaking, the Special Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Education on Digital Communications and E-Learning, Miss Mojoyin Adebajo, disclosed that DNEMIS was developed on the globally recognised District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) platform to modernise education administration and strengthen evidence-based decision-making.
She explained that the platform will digitise the Annual School Census, replacing largely manual data collection processes with an integrated digital system capable of generating accurate, real-time information on schools, learners, teachers and education infrastructure. This will improve resource allocation, strengthen programme monitoring and support more effective planning and service delivery across the education sector.
Miss Adebajo further highlighted the Public DNEMIS Portal as one of the initiative’s major innovations, noting that for the first time, selected official education data will be publicly accessible to researchers, policymakers, journalists, development partners, civil society organisations and the general public. According to her, this will promote transparency, improve access to credible information and encourage broader stakeholder participation in shaping the future of education in Nigeria.
The Ministry acknowledged the valuable technical support provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Oslo, describing the collaboration as a demonstration of the importance of strategic partnerships in accelerating sustainable education reforms.
The introduction of DNEMIS is expected to bridge these longstanding gaps by providing a single, integrated and trusted national education database that supports real-time decision-making, strengthens coordination across federal and state education institutions and advances the Renewed Hope Agenda for quality education.
The Federal Ministry of Education reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with state governments, development partners and other stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of DNEMIS and build a more transparent, technology-driven, efficient and globally competitive education system that delivers quality learning opportunities for every Nigerian child.
Boriowo Folasade
Director, Press and Public Relations
