{
  "id": 5558414,
  "title": "Lagos makes LASRRA registration compulsory for school enrolment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lagos-makes-lasrra-registration-compulsory-for-school-enrolment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:58:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-makes-lasrra-registration-compulsory-for-school-enrolment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Lagos State Government has made registration with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency mandatory for all school enrollments starting from the 2026/2027 academic session. Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Adepeju Adeyemi, announced that schools must now obtain and record the valid LASRRA registration number for every learner as part of the admission and enrolment process. This directive, approved by Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education Tolani Alli-Balogun, aims to establish a comprehensive and verifiable database of learners in Lagos, improve planning, monitoring, and service delivery, and strengthen learner identification and verification. Schools are directed to include each learner's LASRRA registration number in admission records and to inform parents and guardians about the requirement. Parents whose children are yet to register with LASRRA are urged to complete the process before the new academic session. The Government has directed schools to handle learners' personal information confidentially and securely in line with data-protection requirements. The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) will develop modalities for generating and assigning unique PINs to learners, and provide sensitisation, registration, and verification support to schools, parents, guardians, and learners. Compliance with the directive will be monitored by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA).",
  "summary": "The Lagos State Government has made registration with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency compulsory for the enrolment of learners in all public and private schools in the state, beginning with the 2026/2027 academic session. This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Adepeju Adeyemi, made Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Lagos State mandates LASRRA registration for school enrolment starting 2026/2027.",
    "Schools must record valid LASRRA numbers in admission records.",
    "Parents urged to complete LASRRA registration before new academic session."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos makes LASRRA registration compulsory for school enrolment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lagos-makes-lasrra-registration-compulsory-for-school-enrolment-5559656",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:04:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}