The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, alongside the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa and the Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, during the strategic meeting on strengthening learner identification and advancing digital transformation in Nigeria’s education sector. Photo: X | Aisha Garba
The Universal Basic Education Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to the Federal Government’s drive to establish a unified learner identity system, describing the initiative as a critical step towards improving education planning, transparency and service delivery across Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, disclosed this in a statement she issued on Monday, after a meeting involving the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, and the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, aimed at deepening digital transformation in the education sector.
According to her, the proposed initiative seeks to integrate the National Learners’ Identification Number with the National Identification Number and the National Education Management Information System to create a single, reliable identity framework for learners nationwide.
