The Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, has announced the introduction of automated childcare services to improve efficient child welfare administration for orphanage homes across Lagos State.

Mr Mobolaji made this known at the 2026 stakeholders’ meeting on adoption, guardianship and fostering matters in Lagos State, held on Tuesday in Ikeja.

The commissioner said the automated childcare services would improve efficiency, accountability, transparency, record management, monitoring, inter-agency coordination and public confidence in child welfare administration.

“You can imagine the transformation that will take place with digitalisation. Lagos State will always set the pace for others,” he said.

Speaking during the event, Country Manager, Both Ends Believing (BEB), Silas Gyang, said that the organisation’s partnership with Lagos State would foster effective  childcare service delivery.

Mr Gyang said the collaboration would introduce software that would help the government automate the activities of home operators across Lagos State.

He added, “This tool will help in turning orphanage homes into child placement centres and promote the culture of adoption amongst the homes and the state.

“It will prepare adult children for success as they age out of the orphanages. It will also give the government tools for making informed data-based decisions for the welfare of the children.

“This will make the child welfare system more seamless and reduce the burden that comes with loss of information as a result of man-made and natural disasters.”

He stated that the system would make every child visible and their data actionable.

According to Mr Gyang, the software will enable the government to monitor better the activities of orphanages, combat trafficking and fish out the bad eggs among the homes.

He advocated more partnership for improved service delivery.

(NAN)