119 Federal Institutions Join Transparency Portal As 32 Million Students Are Onboarded Nationwide

119 federal institutions join transparency portal as 32 million students are onboarded nationwide The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that 119 federal tertiary institutions have joined its newly introduced transparency portal, alongside the onboarding of about 32 million students across Nigeria’s education system. The initiative is part of a broader push by the ministry to improve governance, data accuracy, and accountability across the country’s tertiary education sector. According to the ministry, the portal is designed to centralise institutional data, improve visibility into operations, and strengthen oversight of federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Officials said the onboarding of millions of students into the system marks a major step toward building a unified national education database that can support planning, funding decisions, and policy implementation. The ministry added that the platform will also help reduce fragmentation in record-keeping, ensuring that student and institutional data are standardised across federal tertiary institutions. Education authorities said the transparency portal is expected to enhance public trust and improve efficiency in managing the country’s higher education system, which has long struggled with inconsistent data and reporting gaps. The move aligns with wider reforms aimed at digitising education records and strengthening oversight mechanisms within the sector, including initiatives that integrate multiple education agencies into a single data ecosystem. Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education oversees policy direction for tertiary institutions and coordinates agencies responsible for universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country.