Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, has challenged education correspondents across Nigeria to leverage available education data to hold state governments and other stakeholders accountable for improving learning outcomes and delivering quality education.
Alausa stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN) 2026 Annual Education Summit held in Abuja, with the theme: “Three Years of the Tinubu Administration: Assessing Reforms, Progress, and Challenges in Nigeria’s Education Sector.”
The minister urged journalists to move beyond routine reporting and interrogate government policies using credible data from official platforms, particularly the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure Management System (NEDIMS).
He said access to reliable education data had provided journalists with the tools needed to question gaps in infrastructure, teacher availability, enrolment figures and other indicators affecting the sector.
“Like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would say, if you don’t use data, it is like you are flying blind. Without data, you cannot do anything. We want you journalists to go to the website and use that data to challenge governors and local government chairmen.
