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Lagos Deepens Monitoring to Ensure Projects Improve Residents’ Lives

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The Lagos State Government has strengthened its commitment to ensuring that public projects deliver real value to residents by deepening its monitoring and evaluation system, a strategy aimed at making every naira spent on government programmes translate into measurable improvements in people's lives. L-R: Founding President, Nigeria Association of Evaluations, NAE, Mr. Aliyu Aminu Ahmed representing Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, ex-Minister of Finance and National Planning;  Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, Mr. Ope George;  Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukman Sa'ad Olumoh; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs. Olayinka Ojo and Registrar-General/CEO, Chartered Institute of Project Mangers of Nigeria, CIPMN, Mr. Henry Mbadiwe, aduring the Y2026 Stakeholders' Forum, themed ‘Leveraging Monitoring and Evaluation to Advance Shared Prosperity’ held at Alausa, Ikeja on Wednesday....

Lagos Primary, Junior Secondary Students Get More Free Materials as Sanwo-Olu Launches Advanced E-Learning Platform

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…LASG holds World Bank-Supported HOPE Initiative Public Sensitisation Photo: Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (fifth left); Chairman, House committee on Health, Hon. Lawal Musibau (fourth left); Commissioners, Basic and Secondary Education - Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun (third left); Health - Prof. Akin Abayomi (second left); Director, Development Partners Department, Mr. Bolaji Onimole (left) and students during the Public Sensitisation and Presentation of the current administration’s significant strides ‘HOPE-GOV (Primary Health, Basic Education and Governance)’ held at the Lagos House, Marina, on Thursday. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has formally launched an e-learning platform and free academic materials for students in Public Schools, signaling a new phase of the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity - (HOPE) initiative. The launch held   at the   Lagos House in Marina during a public sensit...

FG LAUNCHES REVOP, NEW REVENUE SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE LEAKAGES, BOOST TRANSPARENCY

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…‘a practical step t o  strengthen accountability, supports sustainable grow th’ - Minister of Finance The Federal government has launched a new technology-driven revenue system, the Revenue Optimisation and Assurance Project - REVOP, an initiative designed to redefine how the nation tracks, collects, and manages its public finances. It was launched alongside the Federal Treasury Receipt (FTR), a ground-breaking reform that provides a single, standardised, and digitally verifiable proof of all payments made into the Federal Government account. At the formal presentation of the initiative during the 31st National Economic Summit in Abuja recently, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthen fiscal responsibility through innovation and technology. The initiative, championed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Office of the Accountant-General of the Fe...