Education stakeholders in Kogi State have pledged full support for the 2025/2026 Annual School Census as the state Ministry of Education officially launched the exercise on the Federal Government’s Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System portal.
The pledge was made on Monday during a stakeholders’ sensitisation meeting at the Government House, Lokoja, ahead of the commencement of the census on June 24.
The meeting, attended by education agencies, former commissioners, NGOs, media practitioners, religious leaders, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, focused on preparations for statewide data capture and the migration from manual to digital reporting.
The Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, said the census provides statistical evidence for education policy formulation, planning, and resource allocation.
According to him, “Under DNEMIS, every school will receive a 10-digit ID, while each learner will be assigned a Learner Identification Number, linked to WAEC and NECO records.”
Jones stressed that every child must have a LIN to access government education incentives.
He also expressed gratitude to Governor Ahmed Ododo for prioritising education in the state through a 30 per cent annual budget allocation.