Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has pressured the necessity for ministries to take care of readable and transferable information to showcase Lagos’ progress on a worldwide scale.
Talking on the Reconstitution of Human Capital Improvement (HCD) 2.0 Lagos State Core Working Group, held in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, Hamzat said that the initiative goals to reinforce Lagos State’s international visibility and facilitate knowledgeable decision-making throughout varied sectors.
Hamzat pressured adopting a structured data-sharing strategy, highlighting its significance in sustaining readable and transferable information inside Lagos State’s Ministries, Departments, and Companies (MDAs), in addition to throughout the nation.
“What’s essential is that ministries should have information in a format that’s readable and transferable, so we will share it globally to showcase our progress.”
In accordance with the Deputy Governor, Nigeria’s low rating in human capital improvement by the World Bank is basically because of an absence of correct information
Hamzat urged the Lagos State Bureau of Statistics to collaborate with ministries in guaranteeing exact information assortment and organisation.
Challenges of Nigeria’s information sharing
The Deputy Governor expressed considerations over Nigeria’s ineffective data-sharing practices, noting the nation’s reliance on figures from a number of states.
“In Nigeria, we don’t share info appropriately, and with out correct information, we lose beneficial sources as a state,” he stated.
He criticised the dependence on information from Lagos, Kano, and sometimes Rivers State to evaluate nationwide efficiency, stressing that Nigeria should harness its information successfully to drive sustainable improvement.
Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih, Particular Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs), emphasised that the transition from Human Capital Improvement (HCD) to HCD 2.0 is not only a reputation change however a major shift in how Lagos State approaches human capital improvement.
She defined that HCD 2.0 is designed to align with international finest practices and contribute to the broader purpose of reaching the United Nations Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs) by 2030.
The initiative goals to enhance individuals’s well-being by leveraging expertise, data-driven insurance policies, and an inclusive governance mannequin that ensures nobody is left behind with a deal with equitable and fashionable healthcare that gives accessible and environment friendly medical providers, inclusive and practical training and the promotion of monetary inclusion to increase entry to banking, credit score, and funding alternatives, enabling better financial participation and improved residing requirements.
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