Nigeria Launches Digital Education Management System

The Federal Government of Nigeria officially launched a digital education information management system on July 1, 2026, aimed at managing data for 32 million students. Adebayo Onigbanjo, the Minister of Education, disclosed this initiative in Abuja, emphasizing that the platform will serve as the backbone of Nigeria's educational data infrastructure.

The Nigerian Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI) initiative is designed to provide reliable, timely, and integrated educational data to support planning, budgeting, and service delivery. The system aims to address challenges faced by Nigerian school children by enabling the government to identify learning gaps and monitor student progress.

It also incorporates strong safeguards to protect personal information and complies with Nigeria's data protection regulations. Mojoyin Adebajo, a special advisor in the Ministry of Education, described the initiative as a landmark in Nigeria's digital education transformation, providing access to educational data for researchers and civil society organizations through an online platform.