Lagos Registers 7m Residents, Targets Statewide Digital Identity Coverage

The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has enrolled much than 7 cardinal residents into its integer database, marking a large measurement successful the authorities government’s thrust to execute cosmopolitan integer individuality coverage.

The milestone was announced connected Tuesday during LASRRA’s inaugural jamboree programme, organised successful collaboration with the Lagos State Council of Tradesmen and Artisans (LASCOTA) successful Alausa, Ikeja.

According to LASRRA’s General Manager, Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, the inaugural was portion of a broader strategy to digitally empower Lagosians, guarantee inclusion, and heighten entree to authorities services and developmental programmes.

“While our database presently has astir 7 cardinal people, we recognise that to execute adjacent greater coverage, we indispensable prosecute residents directly,” Adebiyi-Abiola said.

She explained that the bureau had antecedently visited section governments and LASCOTA sub-units to sensitise members astir the value of registration for accessing authorities services.

“Too often, radical realise astatine the past infinitesimal that they request this accusation and unreserved to registry for the LASRRA card. Our attack is proactive, ensuring residents are informed and prepared,” she added.

The jamboree brought unneurotic complementary authorities agencies, including the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), enabling residents to resoluteness issues and entree services successful 1 place.

“By providing a level playing field, we marque it easier for residents to interact with aggregate agencies without unnecessary hassle,” Adebiyi-Abiola noted.

She besides emphasised that LASRRA offices are disposable successful each section authorities and Local Council Development Area crossed the state.
“Residents don’t request to spell far; the nearest LASRRA bureau tin be to them efficiently,” she said.

Adebiyi-Abiola described the concern with LASCOTA arsenic “highly effective,” noting that ongoing engagement with grassroots organisations remains cardinal to expanding LASRRA’s scope beyond the existent 7 cardinal residents.

“The jamboree marks a important measurement successful our ngo to guarantee each Lagos nonmigratory is registered, empowered, and capable to entree authorities services seamlessly,” she declared.

Delivering the keynote address, the Chief Executive Officer of Identiko Integrated Solutions Ltd, Mr. Jide Agbaje, urged artisans to clasp a unified nonrecreational individuality to unlock economical opportunities. Represented by Mr. Bamikole Ajayi, Agbaje spoke connected the theme: “One Identity, One Lagos: Building Stronger Futures for Our Tradesmen and Artisans.”

“The spot of a metropolis is not successful its buildings but successful the hands that physique them. In Lagos, those hands beryllium to our artisans. One Identity, One Lagos is our committedness for a stronger, unified future,” Agbaje said.

He described artisans arsenic the backbone of Lagos, stressing that galore look challenges specified arsenic constricted spot from clients, fragmented operations, and restricted entree to finance.

“Today, we are moving from being unsung heroes to respected, prosperous professionals,” helium said, adding that the Lagos State Residents ID (LAG-ID) paper serves arsenic a “professional passport” for artisans, granting entree to loans, authorities services, skills training, and integer platforms to showcase verified expertise.

“The LAG-ID establishes credibility, opens doors to fiscal and concern opportunities, and ensures artisans are counted and disposable successful policymaking,” Agbaje noted.

Also speaking, Prince Seyi Lawal, Chairman of the Lagos State House Committee connected Science and Technology, described the LASRRA paper arsenic a transformative instrumentality for residents.

“It’s a precise laudable programme we enactment unneurotic to guarantee everyone has entree to the benefits and dividends of democracy,” helium said.

Lawal explained that registration provides much than identification; it is “a gateway to information successful Lagos State’s socio-economic initiatives.”

“With this card, you tin entree loans, prime education, and enactment successful upcoming authorities projects,” helium said, adding that the strategy embodies the state’s “Better Lagos” imaginativeness of structured national engagement and data-driven development.

“Being registered is not conscionable astir identification; it’s astir empowerment and ensuring that each Lagosian tin afloat payment from authorities services and developmental projects,” the lawmaker concluded.