The Abia government has introduced the Education Management and Information System and the Abia State Learning Identity Number initiatives to strengthen data management and learner tracking.

The commissioner for basic and secondary education, Goodluck Ubochi, announced this on Monday during a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia.

Mr Ubochi said that the initiative would enable the state government to monitor each learner’s academic journey from entry to completion of basic education.

Also, the information commissioner, Okey Kanu, said that EMIS had been designed to centralise and digitally integrate education data across public and private schools.

Mr Kanu explained that the platform would warehouse education data at basic and secondary levels into a unified database to enhance planning, measurable outcomes and evidence-based policy decisions. 

He said that all public and private schools across the 17 local government areas had received secure login credentials to access the platform.

Mr Kanu added that EMIS supported the issuance of ABSLIN, which is a unique number assigned to every pupil in Abia. 

He disclosed that 36,415 applications were received in the second batch of the teacher recruitment exercise, and that 24,023 candidates were shortlisted for the computer-based test.

He said the CBT date would be announced in due course, adding that 5,394 teachers had been employed earlier, while 4,000 were targeted in the second batch.

Mr Kanu said the Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education Programme for the 2025–2026 academic session had resumed across the 17 local government areas.

He added that a sensitisation campaign was ongoing to boost enrolment, particularly among school dropouts, traders and artisans.

Mr Kanu also mentioned that Abia emerged overall best at the recently concluded National Basic Education School Sports Games, winning eight gold medals in athletics.

He said that the trophies were presented to Governor Alex Otti at the Executive Council meeting, adding that the governor had pledged to host the victorious team.

Kanu further said Abia had, for three consecutive years, ranked best in the National Examinations Council examinations. He described it as evidence that the administration’s education reforms were yielding measurable results. 

(NAN)