Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has issued a stern warning to its registration agents, cautioning them against collecting money from residents for registration. The agency insists that the exercise is completely free and that any agent found charging for the service will face consequences. The warning was delivered by the General Manager of LASRRA, Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, during a community sensitisation programme in Ajah, Lagos, on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Adebiyi-Abiola emphasised that LASRRA operates a zero-tolerance policy towards agents who collect money from residents, reiterating that registration is a free service provided by the Lagos State Government. "We have a zero-tolerance policy for any agent who is collecting money because LASRRA is absolutely free. If you notice, in every single one of our stations, we have a sign that says, 'LASRRA is free'," she said. She urged residents who are asked to pay for the service to report such agents to the agency for appropriate action, stressing that there is no justification for charging residents. "There is no reason whatsoever for anybody to collect money from anyone because the government has made this a free service and it's free," she said.
LASRRA has intensified community-based registration to make the process more accessible to residents. Officials are now taking the registration exercise directly to communities, schools, and vaccination clinics rather than relying solely on residents visiting registration offices. According to Adebiyi-Abiola, registration begins from birth, with recent upgrades to LASRRA's software and devices allowing the agency to register newborn babies without physically handling them. The agency currently has about seven million residents on its database but is implementing several initiatives to increase the number.
LASRRA has begun working with the Office of Education Quality Assurance to extend registration to private schools, while registration is already required for pupils in public schools. The agency is also targeting markets, offices, and other communities, noting that lack of awareness and the busy lifestyles of Lagos residents have contributed to low registration levels. Adebiyi-Abiola stressed that registration is important because residents need LASRRA identification to access various Lagos State Government services and programmes. She added that LASRRA had allocated 50 slots at the ongoing Lagos State Trade Fair to registered residents as part of efforts to demonstrate the benefits of being captured in the state's residents' database.
The monarch of Okun Ajah Kingdom, Oba Kolawole Olumegbon, commended LASRRA for taking its sensitisation campaign to residents, saying the registration had helped the government better understand the needs of communities. "There is a tremendous improvement, especially when it comes to infrastructural development that has happened in this axis. All thanks to the number of people who have registered through LASRRA and it helps the government to determine and know what they need for the people," he said. The monarch urged residents who have not yet registered to do so and encouraged those already captured in the database to educate others about the importance of the exercise. "I enjoin everyone to go fast and register with LASRRA. Even as you can see, some of us are not even aware that a day-old baby can be registered," he said.
The LASRRA warning comes as the agency continues to implement several initiatives to increase registration numbers across the state. Residents who encounter agents attempting to charge for registration are encouraged to report them to LASRRA for appropriate action.
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