Lagos signs four PPP deals to transform healthcare, transport, digital services
The Lagos State Government has signed four major concession agreements across healthcare, transportation, digital governance and outdoor advertising to drive infrastructure and service delivery.
The Lagos State Government has signed four major concession agreements across healthcare, transportation, digital governance and outdoor advertising sectors, paving the way for private sector participation in areas central to the State's infrastructure and service delivery agenda. The agreements were signed on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Black Diamond Hotel, Victoria Island, at a ceremony coordinated by the Office of Public-Private Partnerships.
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 for the full automation of 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 for the establishment of a Blood Screening and Certification System, which will introduce a standardised blood screening framework across five major hospitals. The project will deploy fully automated chemiluminescence technology, meeting 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 process of 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. Under the arrangement, Weatherhead will oversee the assets on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Vista Media on Ikorodu Road, Defsolute Media on LASU-Isheri Road, and TCS Media along the Funsho Williams Avenue-Marina axis. The arrangement is expected to bring greater coordination to the management of outdoor advertising assets while encouraging investment in modern advertising infrastructure.
Reflecting on the significance of the agreements, the Special Adviser on Public-Private Partnerships, Mrs Bukola Odoe, said the projects demonstrate how strategic partnerships can translate government policy into tangible improvements in the lives of Lagosians. "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," Odoe said. She added that the agreements are consistent with the current administration's approach to infrastructure delivery, which combines private sector participation with strong public oversight.
Closing the ceremony, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Commissioner for Transportation, 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 service delivery across key sectors.
This mirrors the 2010s infrastructure drive under Governor Babatunde Fashola, when Lagos pioneered several PPP models that were later adopted by other states. The mechanism then was different, but the result was the same: Lagos leading the way in using private capital to deliver public services.
The winners: Lagos residents, who will benefit from improved services; the private sector partners, who gain access to lucrative concessions; and the Lagos State Government, which delivers infrastructure without bearing the full cost. The losers: public sector workers who may face redundancy; and taxpayers, who will ultimately bear the cost of the concessions through user fees.
Bottom Line: Lagos is signing PPP deals across four sectors. The private sector will build and operate. The public will pay and benefit. That is the bargain. The question is whether it will be a fair one.