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Kano agency examines Lagos model for social protection planning

Source: Punch Nigeria · 23 Sep 2026, 06:24 UTC
Kano agency examines Lagos model for social protection planning
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

The Kano State Social Protection Agency has visited Lagos to study how the state coordinates social protection with development planning. The visit is intended to inform Kano’s understanding of Lagos’s approach, according to Punch Nigeria, although the available report does not give details of the programme, delegation or any decisions reached.

The Kano State Social Protection Agency has visited Lagos to study the state’s blueprint for coordinating social protection and development planning, Punch Nigeria reports. The visit focused on how Lagos links social protection work with wider development planning. The source describes the exercise as a study of Lagos’s approach, rather than announcing a formal agreement or policy adopted by Kano.

The available information does not identify the officials involved, state the date of the visit or explain which specific programmes or administrative structures were examined. It also does not say whether Kano plans to reproduce Lagos’s model in full or adapt parts of it. No details were provided on any immediate recommendations, funding arrangements or timetable resulting from the engagement.

The report establishes only that Kano’s social protection agency travelled to Lagos to learn from its blueprint and its method of coordinating the two areas.

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