The Lagos State Government has entered into four major public-private partnership (PPP) concession agreements aimed at improving healthcare delivery, expanding digital government services, modernising transport administration and enhancing public asset management across the state.

The agreements were formalised during a signing ceremony organised by the Office of Public-Private Partnerships in collaboration with the Ministries of Health, Transportation, Justice, Environment and Water Resources. The event also involved the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) and the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA).

A major component of the initiative is the rollout of MyLagosApp, a unified digital platform intended to simplify access to government services for residents and visitors.

Under a 10-year concession agreement, LA Crème Nigeria Limited, with technical support from MTN Nigeria, will be responsible for designing, financing, building, operating, maintaining and eventually transferring the platform to the state. Once deployed, the mobile application will offer users access to a broad range of government services, including payment services, traffic information, emergency assistance, business-related resources and tourism information.

In the transport sector, the state signed a separate 20-year concession agreement with Anchor Advisory Partners to fully automate the operations of the Lagos State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA).

The initiative will digitise vehicle registration, licensing and other related services through an integrated digital platform designed to improve public accessibility, strengthen regulatory oversight and enhance revenue administration.

According to the state government, the automation project is expected to provide residents with quicker and more efficient vehicle administration services while improving operational performance across the agency.

Within the healthcare sector, Lagos also executed concession agreements with five private partners to establish a Blood Screening and Certification System. The project will introduce a standardised blood screening framework across the state using fully automated chemiluminescence technology that complies with World Health Organization (WHO) standards.

To support the programme, Roche, the Swiss multinational healthcare company and global leader in diagnostics, has been approved as the common Original Equipment Manufacturer responsible for the technology, maintenance and quality control processes for blood screening and donation.

The state further expanded private-sector participation by signing concession agreements covering the management of outdoor advertising infrastructure across four major corridors in Lagos.

Speaking on the significance of the agreements, the Special Adviser on Public-Private Partnerships, Bukola Odoe, said the projects reflect the practical impact of collaboration between government and the private sector.

“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.

Odoe added that the agreements align with the current administration’s strategy for infrastructure development by combining private-sector investment with robust public oversight.

Also commenting, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, praised all stakeholders involved in delivering the agreements.

He said the signing underscores Lagos State’s commitment to continuously improving public service delivery and noted that residents will begin to experience the benefits as implementation advances across the affected sectors.

Source: Leadership