Kogi Goes Digital: Smart School Census Set to Transform Education

Kogi State is taking education into the digital age. The state has officially launched the 2025/2026 Annual School Census on the Federal Government's Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System portal, and stakeholders are fully behind it. This is Africa solving Africa's problems with African tools, and it starts June 24.

Why the Digital Census Matters for Kogi State

Education stakeholders gathered at Government House in Lokoja on Monday to lock in their support. The message was clear: manual reporting is out, digital precision is in. The migration to DNEMIS means every school in Kogi gets a 10-digit ID, and every learner receives a Learner Identification Number linked directly to WAEC and NECO records.

Commissioner for Education Wemi Jones broke it down plainly.