By Jane Okafor, Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Education has rolled out a fully automated system for the authentication and evaluation of academic credentials, marking a significant step toward improving transparency, data management, and public service delivery.
The development was disclosed in a press statement signed by Mrs. Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press and Public Relations, on Thursday.
She said the initiative aligns with the Ministry’s commitment to the Federal Government’s digital transformation agenda, aimed at boosting efficiency, safeguarding data integrity, and enabling evidence-based policymaking within the education sector.
“With the introduction of the new system, all applications for authentication and evaluation of academic credentials will now be processed strictly online through the Ministry’s official verification portal.
“Accordingly, applicants seeking authentication or evaluation of academic credentials are required to register and upload all relevant supporting documents via the official portal: essverify.education.gov.ng.
“Applicants are also required to contact their respective awarding institutions and request that their academic transcripts be forwarded directly from the institutions’ official email addresses to ess1@education.gov.ng for verification and processing,” she stated.
The Ministry emphasised that physical visits for verification are no longer necessary, as the entire process has been digitised.
“This transition to a fully automated platform is expected to simplify procedures, reduce processing time, and further strengthen the integrity and credibility of academic credential verification in Nigeria.”
