The Lagos State government has signed four major concession agreements to advance healthcare, digital services, transport administration and public asset management.
The agreements were signed at a ceremony coordinated by the Office of Public-Private Partnerships, in collaboration with the Ministries of Health, Transportation, Justice, Environment and Water Resources, as well as the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) and the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA).
One of the key projects is the development of MyLagosApp, a unified digital platform designed to make government services more accessible to residents and visitors.
Under a 10-year concession agreement, LA Crème Nigeria Limited, with technical support from MTN Nigeria, will design, finance, build, operate, maintain and transfer the platform. Once operational, it will provide users with seamless access to a wide range of government services, including payments, traffic updates, emergency support, business information and tourism resources through a mobile application.
The state also signed a 20-year concession agreement with Anchor Advisory Partners to fully automate the Lagos State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA). The project will digitise vehicle registration, licensing and other related services through an integrated platform designed to improve public access, strengthen regulatory oversight and enhance revenue administration.
This initiative is expected to provide residents with faster, more efficient access to vehicle administration services while improving operational efficiency across the agency.
In the health sector, concession agreements were executed with five private partners to establish a Blood Screening and Certification System, which will introduce a standardised blood screening framework across the State. The project will deploy fully automated chemiluminescence technology that meets WHO standards. Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company and global leader in diagnostics, has been approved as the common Original Equipment Manufacturer to support the technology, maintenance, and quality control processes for blood screening and donation.
Further expanding private sector participation, the Lagos State government also formalised concession agreements for the management of outdoor advertising infrastructure across four major corridors.
Reflecting on the significance of the agreements, the Special Adviser on Public-Private Partnerships, Bukola Odoe, said the projects demonstrate how strategic partnerships can translate government policy into tangible improvements in Lagosians’ lives.
“Government is at its best when it is practical – when policy leaves the boardroom and shows up in the hospital ward, at the licensing office, on the commuter’s phone and along the streets of our city. That is what today is about,” she stated.
She also expressed that the agreements are consistent with the current administration’s approach to infrastructure delivery, which combines private-sector participation with strong public oversight.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, commended all stakeholders who contributed to the successful execution of the agreements.
He also noted that the signing reflects the State’s determination to continually improve public service delivery, adding that residents would begin to experience the benefits as implementation progresses across the various sectors.
