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, meaningful development is
impossible.”
Alausa said the platform would change the way education data
is collected, analysed and utilised.
The minister said key stakeholders in the education sector
would have access to real-time information to support evidence-based
decision-making and improve service delivery.
He noted that the initiative comes as Nigeria seeks to
strengthen education planning.
The minister said the latest data from DNEMIS showed that
only 24,548 schools have submitted data, representing a 58.4 percent reporting
rate out of 213,235 schools across the country.
He said the platform has so far captured 40,130,454
learners, 1,193,877 teachers, 730,447 classrooms and 607,508 toilets.
Alausa disclosed that although the project experienced
implementation delays, the intervention of development partners accelerated its
rollout.
“We were ready to invest whatever it took because without
data, we would not know where development is needed,” he said.
“Our partners helped us overcome significant challenges and
shortened the implementation timeline considerably.”
He commended development partners, including the World Bank,
the European Union (EU), the Norwegian government, UNICEF and other
international organisations, for supporting the development of the platform.
Alausa further urged private school administrators to upload
their data onto the national platform, assuring them that the exercise is not
aimed at increasing taxation.
“When you saw the demonstration, almost 90 percent of public
school data had been captured, but private schools were only at about 50
percent,” the minister said.
“I want to encourage every private school to register and
upload its data.
“Do not worry, the government is not collecting this
information to tax you. We recognise the critical role private schools play in
Nigeria’s education sector.”
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