The Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, says the federal government is committed to producing accurate and reliable data in the education sector by adopting technology.
Mr Adeniran said this at the African Statistics Day celebration organised by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja on Monday.
The theme of the day is “Supporting Education by Modernising the Production of Fit-For-Purpose Statistics.”
The statistician-general said the theme was a clear reminder of one of the major issues facing the African statistical system and, by extension, the global system.
Mr Adeniran said these challenges were in light of recent changes and advancements in the data ecosystem, which was being driven by technology.
He said traditional methods and statistics were inadequate, and innovative approaches and information were needed to address the challenges in today’s world, including that of the education sector.
“We must make these changes if we are to remain relevant in providing policymakers and all users with timely, relevant, and reliable data.
“At NBS, we have adopted the mantra of innovation to stay relevant in meeting the demands of our mandate.
“This is in line with the Data Innovation Lab (DIL) initiative of the African Development Bank and the Roadmap for the transformation and modernisation of official statistics in Africa being championed by the African Centre for Statistics.”
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