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For thousands of vulnerable families across Lagos, access to government support can mean the difference between surviving hardship and building a better future. From widows struggling to feed their children to small business owners trying to recover from economic setbacks, every well-coordinated social intervention has the potential to change lives. L-R: Head of Practice, Ambrette Consulting & Advisory, Mr. Olalere Ojedokun; Director, Social Protection Coordinating Department (SPCD), Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Mr. Yusuf Semiu; MEPB Permanent Secretary, represented by Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Mr. Fouad Oyede and the Director, Lagos Bureau of Statistics, Mr. Temitayo Oseni-Ope at the Social Protection Policy Measures Onboarding and Adoption Workshop, held at LCCI in Alausa, Ikeja. Recognising this, the Lagos State Government had made moves to ensure that support reaches the people who need it most by strengthening how Ministries, Departm...

The Lagos State Government, in partnership with UNICEF, has trained government officials and other stakeholders on how to improve support for vulnerable residents during emergencies and difficult times. L-R : O yo State Cash Transfer Unit Coordinator , Mr. Samson Gbadamosi ; Head of Registry, Lagos    State S ocial P rotection Coordinating D epartment (SPCD) , Mr. Sanusi Ibrahim ; Director, Budget, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget ( MEPB ) representing the Permanent Secretary , Mr. Olufemi Orojimi ; UNICEF Social Policy and Program Manager, Mr. Muhammad Okorie ; Director, SPCD, MEPB, Mr. Yusuf Semiu and Director , Social Protection Dept. Oyo State Ministry of Budget and Planning , Mr. Wasiu Tiamiyu, at the LASG, UNICEF Social Protection Practitioners Workshop on Shock-Responsive and Adaptive Social Protection in Lagos . The training, organised by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, held at The Patron Hotels, Sangotedo in Lagos, brought together memb...

As part of efforts to tackling poverty and foster prosperity,  Lagos State Government on Wednesday  reaffirmed her commitment to  strengthen the s ocial protection system  and  called for stronger collaboration among development partners, civil society organisations, academia, NGOs, and the private sector to safeguard vulnerable residents . L-R: Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mrs. Rasheedat Daranijo; Director, Social Protection Coordinating Department (SPDC), Mr. Yusuf Olanrewaju; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Mrs. Olayinka Ojo; Social Policy Manager, UNICEF, Mr. Muhammad Okorie; immediate past Director of SPCD and the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Audit Service Commission, Mrs. Oluwakemi Garbaadeen-Adedeji and UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria, Ms. Beatrice Eyong during the launch of the Lagos State Social Protection Report 2025 at the Social Protection Partners’ Forum, organised by MEPB i...