The Lagos State Government says plans are advancing to set up a Cybersecurity Operations Centre for stronger safety of residents’ information and digital transactions.
Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, disclosed this on Wednesday throughout the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing in Alausa, Ikeja.
Mr Alake mentioned the initiative grew to become mandatory as extra residents embraced digital cost platforms, on-line companies and technology-driven techniques in each day business actions.
“We are building a Cybersecurity Operations Centre to protect residents’ data as digital transactions and online services continue expanding across Lagos State,” he mentioned.
According to him, the state at present has 109 information safety officers deployed throughout Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
He described the determine as the very best variety of Data Protection Officers at present recorded by any state in Nigeria.
Mr Alake mentioned the federal government additionally launched the Lagos Campus Network Upgrade to strengthen digital infrastructure inside the public service.
“The network upgrade will improve efficiency, automate processes, enhance citizen engagement and support our vision of a smarter city environment,” he mentioned.
The commissioner reaffirmed the federal government’s dedication to supporting innovation, entrepreneurship and technology-driven options amongst younger individuals.
“In the year under review, over N900 million was disbursed to support 75 startups and more than 80 research projects,” he mentioned.
Mr Alake added that Lagos continued attracting the very best worldwide analysis funding help due to its quickly increasing innovation ecosystem.
He additionally mentioned the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) had considerably expanded its residents’ database.
According to him, LASRRA now holds over 6.8 million registration data, together with greater than 2.5 million adults and over 2.5 million kids.
(NAN)
