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Lagos Begins Unique ID Registration For Public, Private School Students
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The Lagos State Government has commenced plans to assign unique identification numbers to students in public and private schools across the state as part of efforts to strengthen identity registration and improve education data management.
A statement by the Lagos State Government said the initiative is the result of a partnership between the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) and the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA).
The collaboration was unveiled during a stakeholders’ engagement held at the Office of Education Quality Assurance in Alausa, Ikeja. The meeting was attended by representatives of the education sector, heads of school associations under OEQA, key stakeholders, and officials of both agencies.
Speaking at the meeting, the General Manager of LASRRA, Mrs. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, said the engagement was organised to meet separately with representatives of public and private schools to ensure the smooth rollout of the student identification exercise.
She explained that the main objective is to capture LASRRA identification numbers for all students across Lagos State.
According to her, having a LASRRA number is already a requirement for enrolment in public schools in the state. She added that the current exercise is aimed at improving the existing system through the use of technology and closer collaboration with education districts.
“For public schools, having a LASRRA number is actually a requirement to be enrolled in Lagos State government schools. What we are doing now is simply improving the process by using technology and working closely with the various districts to collect and consolidate those numbers,” she said.
Adebiyi-Abiola noted that the approach for private schools would be slightly different because many students are yet to register with LASRRA.
“To address this gap, LASRRA will work with OEQA and school administrators to carry out on-site registration across different geographical zones of the state.
“For private schools, quite a few students may not yet have their LASRRA numbers. So, in partnership with OEQA and the schools, we will go to the various locations and register the students directly,” she added.
She said the registration process would take less than five minutes per student and expressed confidence that the exercise would be completed within a few months after field operations begin.
The LASRRA boss further disclosed that both students and teachers in public and private schools would receive standardised identity cards as part of the broader identity and education data integration programme.
She added that discussions are ongoing with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to make it easier for students and school communities to register for and obtain their National Identification Numbers (NIN).
According to her, schools will carry out pre-registration of students before LASRRA officials visit for biometric capture and final verification. She said the arrangement would reduce processing time and prevent congestion during the exercise.
Adebiyi-Abiola also said LASRRA would strengthen its presence through its registration centres across the state’s local government areas to make identity registration more accessible to residents and school communities.
Also speaking, the Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Dr. Sulaimon Ogunmuyiwa, said plans were underway to launch radio and television awareness campaigns to educate schools, parents, and students ahead of the exercise.
He said the sensitisation campaign would ensure smooth participation and minimise disruptions when the registration begins across public and private schools.
Ogunmuyiwa described the collaboration as a demonstration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to inter-agency cooperation for improved service delivery.
He said the initiative would help ensure that every student in Lagos is assigned a unique identification number to enable the government to maintain accurate education records, monitor academic progress, and formulate policies that improve learning outcomes.
“Our goal is to make sure we give a unique number to every student in Lagos while also registering them as residents of the state.
“Even after leaving school, they will already be captured as Lagos residents, while during their academic journey, the unique identification number will help us track performance and ensure they receive the support required to succeed in life,” he said.
The Director-General added that the exercise would cover both public and private schools across Lagos State. He explained that while public school stakeholders attended the morning session, a separate engagement was held later with private school associations and other stakeholders to ensure broad participation.
The collaboration is expected to improve educational planning, strengthen student data management, enhance identity registration, and support informed decision-making across Lagos State’s education sector.
The Friends of Hiliary (FOH), has urged constituents in Delta North to put behind them the recent court ruling that struck out Senator Ned Nwoko’s suit challenging the victory of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa in the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary, saying the district has more pressing issues demanding attention.
The group said the Federal High Court’s decision, which reportedly described the suit as incompetent, should bring an end to the legal dispute and allow political actors and the electorate to focus on the task of rebuilding Delta North.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, FOH maintained that the people of the district stand to gain more by concentrating on development and effective representation rather than prolonged political contests.
According to the group, Delta North has lost valuable time over the past three years and now requires a united effort to recover missed opportunities and reposition the senatorial district for sustainable progress.
“The issues confronting our people are far too serious for us to continue dwelling on a suit that has already been struck out by the court,” the statement said.
FOH urged constituents to look beyond partisan disagreements and embrace what it described as the bigger picture of restoring quality representation, attracting development projects and ensuring that the interests of Delta North occupy the front burner of national discourse.
The group also called on political stakeholders across party lines to avoid actions capable of deepening divisions within the district, insisting that the welfare of the people should take precedence over personal political ambitions.
It said the court’s ruling should serve as an opportunity to close the chapter on the primary election dispute and redirect energy toward initiatives that would improve the lives of the people.
FOH reaffirmed its support for Senator Okowa, expressing confidence in his capacity to provide purposeful leadership and work with all stakeholders to advance the interests of Delta North.
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party has reiterated that the party has moved past the period of uncertainty over persistent litigation, adding that the party is now rebuilding and will come out stronger and better.
The BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, in a statement on Tuesday, said the last week Friday’s judgment of the Federal High Court should be enough for those who are yet to accept the reality of a new PDP to beat a retreat.
Senator Ohuabunwa, while hailing the Federal High Court judgment, said it was in line with earlier judgement of the Supreme Court.
He said, as the conscience and the moral compass of the party, the BOT fully respects and accepts the Federal High Court judgment and will continue to respect the rule of law.
The PDP BoT Chairman described any other person parading himself as the Chairman of the PDP BoT as criminal impersonator that will be made to face the full wrath of the law soon.
Senator Ohuabunwa urged party leaders to embrace reconciliation and collective responsibility, stressing that the PDP must remain focused on strengthening its internal structures so as to emerge victorious in the 2027 general elections.
He assured that necessary steps will be taken to further strengthen the Party’s unity, stability, and preparedness for upcoming electoral engagements.
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that sitting with bandits to negotiate is not a good strategy.
He cautioned that negotiating with bandits would further enrich the terrorists, thereby worsening insecurity in the country.
He made the remark at a press conference on Tuesday in response to claims by the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would hold talks with terrorists if elected into office in 2027.
According to Ganduje:, the role of the security agencies depends on the strategies that have been adopted. The Air Force helps to do its own due diligence, alongside the Army, Navy, the police, and the DSS. So, the issue of sitting with bandits to negotiate with them personally, I don’t appreciate that.
“Because, in Nigeria, having a gun without approval is illegal. How do you expect hundreds of bandits to come from the forests with their guns to sit down with local chiefs, chairmen of local governments, traditional rulers, or even the police and start negotiating? I think that system has failed, and it will continue to fail.
“This is because we are giving room to the bandits; we are arming them because the negotiation is that they should be allowed to operate here and there, they should be given money, transportation, motorcycles, and money for logistics. So, in a way, we are giving them an enabling environment to operate.
“And by so doing, they would enrich themselves through kidnapping, as that would give them more financial power to purchase weapons, which would be used against us to cause panic and then call them for negotiation. I don’t think that is a good strategy.”
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