The Lagos State Government has signed four public-private partnership concession agreements covering healthcare, transportation, digital governance, and outdoor advertising, opening these sectors to private capital and technical delivery.
MVAA Gets a 20-Year Automation Concession
The centrepiece of the transportation agreement is a 20-year concession with Anchor Advisory Partners to fully automate the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA). The deal covers business process automation for vehicle registration, licensing, and related administrative functions that have long been criticised for slow, manual processing. State officials have said the automation is meant to cut down on delays and reduce opportunities for informal payments in the vehicle documentation process.
MyLagosApp Moves Forward Under MTN-Backed Concessionaire
A separate 10-year concession agreement was signed with LA Crème Nigeria Limited, which will work with technical support from MTN Nigeria to design, finance, build, operate, maintain, and eventually transfer MyLagosApp back to the state. The platform is billed as a unified digital gateway for residents and visitors, consolidating access to payments, traffic updates, emergency support, business information, and tourism resources into a single mobile application.
Healthcare and Advertising Sectors Also Represented
The ceremony, coordinated by the Lagos State Office of Public-Private Partnerships, also involved the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) and the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), alongside the Ministries of Health and of Environment and Water Resources. This places healthcare and outdoor advertising among the four sectors covered by the overall announcement. However, publicly available reporting has not yet detailed the specific terms, scope, or concessionaire for any dedicated automation project tied to LSBTC or LASAA individually, so the exact shape of those components remains unconfirmed.
It is worth noting that LSBTC already operates a separate digital initiative, HaemoCentral, a blood inventory management system launched in mid-2025 to digitise donor registration, screening, and inventory tracking. Whether the new concession builds on that system or introduces a distinct framework has not been specified.
What to Watch Next
The MVAA automation and MyLagosApp concessions have clear timelines and named private partners, giving them the most concrete implementation path. The healthcare and advertising components of the announcement are less defined in current reporting, and further disclosure from the Lagos State PPP office or the affected agencies would be needed to confirm whether LSBTC and LASAA are each receiving standalone automation concessions or are participating in the broader initiative in another capacity.
