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ONDO DIRECTS SCHOOLS TO COMPLETE LEARNER DATA UPLOAD BY JULY 14
The Ondo State Government has directed all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state to ensure that every learner enrolled in their respective institutions is captured and uploaded into the Federal Government’s Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) database on or before Tuesday, 14th July, 2026.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, gave the directive while briefing journalists in his office in Akure.
He described the exercise as a mandatory national assignment requiring the full cooperation of school proprietors, principals, head teachers, and all other stakeholders in the education sector.
Professor Ajibefun warned that any head teacher or principal in the public school system who fails to comply with the directive within the stipulated deadline will face appropriate disciplinary action.
He added that any private school that fails to upload the required learner data risks the withdrawal of its operating licence and the deletion of the school from the Ondo State database, in accordance with the laws regulating private educational institutions in Ondo State.
Expressing concern over the current level of compliance in Ondo State, Professor Ajibefun lamented that despite a series of sensitisation meetings held across the three senatorial districts, extensive engagement with critical stakeholders, and the training of relevant personnel to facilitate the exercise, the state has recorded less than 25 per cent compliance in learner data uploads which is a minus to the state
He added that each state is expected to attain at least 95 per cent compliance in learner data entry to qualify for grants, technical assistance, intervention programmes, and other funding opportunities from the World Bank and other development partners.
He described the level of compliance unacceptable and urged all schools yet to complete the exercise without further delay before July 14
Explaining further on the programme Ajibefun said that the learner registration exercise is a critical component of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to establish a comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date education database.
According to him, the Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, is implementing the HOPE-EDU Programme to strengthen Nigeria’s education system through provision of 500 million USD as education support facility for qualifying states across the federation.
He observed that while some states in both the northern and southern parts of the country have recorded significant progress in meeting the required benchmarks, Ondo State has not met the required percentage, which might cause the state to lose out.
Professor Ajibefun explained that only states that meet the prescribed performance indicators—particularly those relating to accurate and comprehensive learner data—will qualify to benefit from the intervention fund.
He noted that accurate learner data is essential for effective educational planning, policy formulation, equitable allocation of resources, budgeting, monitoring school enrolment, and implementing intervention programmes by the Federal Government and development partners.
The Commissioner clarified that the data collection exercise is not intended to victimise any school but is a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening educational development and improving access to national and international intervention programmes.
The Commissioner further disclosed that after the successful registration exercise, a Learner Identification Number ( LIN) will be assigned to every learner in the state, which will serve as the learner’s permanent educational identity throughout his or her academic journey.
In his words ” the LIN will facilitate proper learner tracking, eliminate duplication of records, enhance educational planning, and support evidence-based decision-making at both the state and national levels and without the LIN, no student will be able to register for any external examination in the country”
He advised parents to urge their children’s school administrators to register them for the Learner Identification Number (LIN), stating that without it, the learners’ academic journeys could be jeopardized.
Professor Ajibefun appealed to all school proprietors, principals, head teachers, and other stakeholders to treat the directive with the utmost urgency and seriousness, stressing that the future of the state’s education sector and its ability to access critical intervention funds depend largely on the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the learner data uploaded to the DNEMIS platform.
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