The Federal Ministry of Education has denied reports that the Nigeria Education Management Information System, known as NEMIS, was hacked, describing claims of a cyberattack as inaccurate and misleading.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, said the platform had not been breached and that the integrity, confidentiality and availability of its data remained intact.
The ministry said a warning message seen by some users was caused by a Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, certificate configuration issue at the hosting level. It said the problem affected secure access certification but did not result in unauthorised access, data loss, alteration of records or exposure of sensitive information.
According to the ministry, its technical team worked with the hosting service provider to resolve the issue and restore normal operations. It added that NEMIS remains fully functional and that robust security measures, system monitoring and regular assessments are in place to protect the platform.
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