The Abia State Government has introduced a comprehensive Education Management and Information System (EMIS) designed to centralise and digitally integrate Education data across Public and Private schools in the State.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing Journalists on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Prince Kanu explained that EMIS would warehouse all education-related data at the Basic and Secondary levels into a unified central database to improve planning, measurable outcomes and data-driven policy decisions.
According to the Commissioner, all Public and Private Schools across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State have received secure login credentials to access the platform.
He noted that the system supports the issuance of the Abia Learners Identification Number (ABSLIN), a unique identification number for every Pupil in the State.
“The Education Management and Information System (EMIS) documentation exercise in our Primary and Secondary Schools across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State is ongoing. The exercise supports the issuance of Abia Learners identification number ABSLIN.
“All Public and Private schools in the State have received secure login credentials for EMIS access.
“EMIS, of course, is integrating education data and processes at Basic and Secondary levels into one central database. The system will support the efficient management of schools, data-driven development, and planning of measurable outcomes in schools”, Prince Kanu said.
The Commissioner revealed that the second batch of the State’s Teacher Recruitment Exercise is progressing with a total of 36,415 applications received, out of which 24,023 candidates have been shortlisted for the Computer-Based Test (CBT).
He said the date for the CBT would be announced in due course adding that the State Government employed 5,394 teachers, while the target for the second batch is 4,000 teachers.
Prince Kanu further disclosed that the Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education Programme for the 2025–2026 academic session has resumed across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State.
He said that a sensitization campaign is currently ongoing to boost enrolment, particularly among school dropouts, traders and artisans.
Prince Kanu who highlighted the achievements in the Education sector under the Otti led administration, announced that Abia State emerged as the overall best-performing State at the recently concluded National Basic Education School Sports Games, clinching eight gold medals in athletics.
He said that the trophies were presented to Governor Otti during today’s Executive Council meeting, adding that the Governor has pledged to formally host the victorious team.
Prince Kanu also noted that Abia State has for the past three years, consistently ranked as the best-performing State in the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations, describing the achievement as evidence that the Otti led administration’s Educational reforms are yielding measurable results.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi, who provided clarifications on the EMIS and ABSLIN initiative said it would enable government to monitor each learner’s academic journey from entry to completion of Basic Education.
“The Integrated Education platform you talked about is what we refer to as EMIS. Education management and information system. This is a system where every data that has to do with education is warehoused.
“What we intend to do in this very respect is what we call ABSLIM, Abia State Learning Students ID card. Where every child that is in the Basic and Secondary Education will have an identification number.
“When there is an identification number, the progress of the child will be monitored right from the inception until the person exits the basic education. That’s what we intend to do.
“With this, we’ll be able to monitor the progress, the movement, because we noticed that our children move from one school to the other abruptly, anyhow, without any control.
“The Ministry (of Education) will be in charge of the movement of our children from one school to the other, be it private or public. That’s what we intend to do with this”, Elder Ubochi revealed.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinard Ekeoma was present during the briefing.
