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Lagos Deepens Efforts to Protect Vulnerable Residents, Engages Officials with Capacity Training

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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...

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...

Social Inclusion: Lagos Seeks Deeper Partnerships to Protect Vulnerable Residents

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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...