The Abia State Government has launched a comprehensive Education Management and Information System (EMIS) to centralise and digitally integrate education data across public and private schools in the state.
Speaking to journalists at the Government House in Umuahia after this week’s Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said the platform will host all education-related data at both basic and secondary levels in a unified central database.
He explained that the system is designed to improve planning, enhance measurable outcomes, and support data-driven policy decisions across the education sector.
Prince Kanu further stated that all public and private schools across the 17 local government areas of the state have been issued secure login credentials to access EMIS. According to him, this will ensure that schools actively participate in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records.
He added that the system also supports the issuance of the Abia Learners Identification Number (ABSLIN) for every pupil in the state, helping to properly document and monitor learners within the education system.
On teacher recruitment, the commissioner disclosed that the second batch of the state’s recruitment exercise is progressing steadily. He revealed that 36,415 applications have been received so far, while 24,023 candidates have been shortlisted to sit for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the recruitment of 4,000 teachers.
Prince Kanu also announced that the Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education Programme for the 2025–2026 academic session has resumed across all the 17 local government areas.
Highlighting achievements under the Otti-led administration, he said Abia State emerged as the overall best-performing state at the recently concluded National Basic Education School Sports Games, winning eight gold medals in athletics.
He further noted that for the past three years, Abia State has consistently ranked as the best-performing state in the National Examinations Council examinations, describing the achievement as clear evidence that the administration’s education reforms are yielding measurable results.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, said the EMIS and ABSLIN initiative would enable the government to track each learner’s academic journey from entry to completion of basic education.
