Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO), has initiated a three-day training program to integrate the National Identification Number (NIN) into the National Social Register (NSR).
This initiative aims to improve the efficiency and transparency of social intervention programs by assigning unique identities to beneficiaries.
The training, titled “Training on the integration of the NIN with the NSR update,” took place at the Dover Hotel in Ikeja.
According to Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Olayinka Ojo, the integration will “allow a unique identity to be assigned to beneficiaries on the Register in order to ensure social inclusion and transparency.”
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As of February 2025, the Lagos State Single Social Register (LASSR) contains 759 poor and vulnerable households, representing 2,681,507 individuals. The primary objectives of the training include:
Certifying trainees as NIMC enrolment partners for NIN enrolment and verification.
Aligning with the federal government’s goal of linking intervention beneficiaries to unique identities, reducing double dipping, and promoting transparency.
Promoting digitalisation and integration through enhanced identity management.
“Lagos being a sub-national is strategically positioned for this initiative, which would ensure credibility to the Register, promote transparency and accountability, facilitate beneficiaries access to interventions, and enhance tracking of both vulnerable households and government expenditure in the social protection space,” Ojo stated.
Lagos State Coordinator of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Olumide Aremu, emphasised the importance of data harmonisation for tracking and evaluating the impact of interventions.
“This helps the government to analyse and track the exact impact of programs on the citizens,” he said.
“It will enable the government to go back and see what we are not doing right, what we are doing right, what the exact benefits of the government program are—is it actually getting to the right people? What are the impacts of all these processes so that they can improve on it?”
Mrs. Funmi Olotu, National Coordinator of NASSCO, highlighted the significance of using NIN enrolment instruments for accurate data collection.
“The use of NIMC devices for enrolment, Kobo Collect for data collection, and the subsequent updating of household information will ensure that we capture the correct data and provide the necessary support to those who need it most,” she said.
The integration of the NIN into the State Social Register (SSR) will enhance the accuracy and efficiency of targeting mechanisms, ensuring that the most vulnerable households receive the necessary support.
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