Ministry, NIMC Partner To Digitally Identify 80 Million Learners

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building a secure and trusted digital identity ecosystem as the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) strengthen collaboration to extend trusted digital identity coverage to nearly 80 million learners across Nigeria’s education system.

Speaking during a meeting with the Director General of NIMC, Engr Bisoye Coker-Odusote, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, described the NIMC Act 2026, as a landmark reform that will strengthen governance, improve public service delivery and deepen trust in digital identity systems.

Alausa disclosed that the Ministry has integrated the National Learners’ Identification Number (LIN) with the National Identification Number (NIN) through the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS), providing verified education data to support planning, equitable resource allocation and improved learning outcomes.

He noted that Nigeria’s education sector serves nearly 80 million learners across all levels of education.

NIMC Director General, Coker-Odusote, said over 120 million Nigerians have been enrolled in the National Identity Database, while digital identity services continue to expand nationwide.