The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to strengthen its social protection framework with a fresh push to update the state’s Single Social Register.
This was contained in a press statement on the government’s Facebook page on Wednesday.
The initiative, led by the Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, formed the focus of a strategic engagement held on Monday with Community-Based Targeting teams, local government coordinators and field enumerators across the state’s 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas.
The meeting, themed ‘Closing the Gap: Accelerating Lagos State Single Social Register Update’, took place at the Radio Lagos Multipurpose Hall in Agidingbi, Ikeja.
Officials said the exercise is aimed at improving the accuracy and reach of the register, which serves as a critical tool for planning and delivering targeted social interventions, including financial support, healthcare and education services.
Speaking at the session, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ope George, commended field workers for their commitment while urging them to scale up their efforts.
He called on participants to be ‘more intentional by intensifying their commitment’, reaffirming the government’s resolve to ‘continuously strengthen and refine the Register to reflect evolving realities’.
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Olayinka Ojo, described the register as central to effective governance and service delivery.
She said ‘it remains a cornerstone for effective planning and delivery of social intervention programmes’, adding that the ongoing update is designed to ‘further enhance data reliability, coordination, and service delivery outcomes’.
Ojo noted that sensitisation efforts would be expanded across all councils to ensure wider inclusion of residents, stating that ‘the advocacy and sensitisation will scale throughout the 57 LGAs and LCDA to give more to Lagos residents’.
According to the government, the updated register is expected to expand access to social protection programmes and improve the targeting of interventions for the most vulnerable populations.
The engagement also provided a platform for stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, improve data quality and reinforce transparency in grassroots data collection.
The state government reiterated its commitment to leveraging accurate data and partnerships to drive inclusive development, reduce vulnerability and improve living standards across Lagos.
