FG, RMAFC to build accurate database on students’ population, enrolment

The Federal Ministry of Education and the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC) have agreed to set up a technical committee on accurate and reliable data on student population and enrolment in the country.

This decision was made Friday in Abuja when the Indices and Disbursement Committee, led by its Chairman, Dr. Chris Akomas, paid a working visit to the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

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Adamu said that the resolve to constitute the technical committee is necessitated by the need for sustainable data processing in order to curtail falsification.

The minister also pledged his willingness to ensure that the committee gets all the data it needs to perform its functions more efficiently, according to a statement signed by Director, Press and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong.

Speaking earlier, Dr. Chris Akomas stressed that this partnership is part of his committee’s resolve to develop cordial working relationships with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from which it will need critical data from.

In her remarks, Director, Basic and Secondary Education Department, Mrs. Binta Bello, assured the committee that the ministry is equipped with the most accurate data on student population and enrolment.