The Lagos State Directorate of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has commenced a three week capacity building programme for all categories of staff.
Declaring the training session open on Tuesday, January 6,2026 at the State Headquarters in Dopemu, representative of the State Director, Mrs Aderoju Echioda, Deputy Director,HR and Finance admonished the first set of trainees comprising Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors to take the training seriously. She noted that the programme was designed to strengthen institutional capacity, improve programme delivery and enhance the effective implementation of NOA’s mandate through improved leadership, coordination, communication and administrative efficiency at both the state and local government levels.
Delivering a paper on 'Managing NOA Local Government Offices for Effective Programme Implementation', Ms. Zandra Eguavoen, Deputy Director, Civic Values and Democracy Education, emphasized the importance of good synergy between the COMOs and their staff and all relevant stakeholders in the local government in order to have a seamless programme implementation.
Mr. Gbolahan Aroyewun, Deputy Director, Environment, Climate and Energy, also delivered a paper on 'Understanding the New Tax Law and the Imperativeness of Adequate Sensitization'. During the session, he highlighted the critical importance of sensitization by NOA officers in educating Nigerians on the new tax reform vis-a-vis a break down of all relevant components as a necessary step to counter misinformation and ensuring that the public fully understands the objectives, benefits, and exemptions contained in the reform.
Speaking on the 'Imperative of Building Synergy with Relevant Stakeholders in
Delivering on NOA Mandates', Mrs Hauwa Giwa, an Assistant Director and Community Orientation and Mobilization Officer in-charge of Eti Osa Local Government Area, dwell on the need for all staff to understand every government policies, programmes and activities as this would help in value reorientation of citizens and in identifying relevant stakeholders.
Talking about good report writing in NOA, Mrs. Rahmat Aminu of the Planning, Research and Strategy Department(PRS) highlighted what staff are expected to focus on while compiling Progress Report writing. She spoke extensively on the format of progress report and the need for staff to pay particular attention to the objective and list of participants noting that names, organizations and designations should be clearly spelt out under each programme.
The second day opened with a presentation by Mr Toyin Muhammed, a Deputy Director on 'National Values Charter'. He highlighted the relevance of NVC in promoting patriotism, discipline, accountability and peaceful coexistence as well as the importance of the 7 for 7 components of the charter.
In her own presentation, Mrs. Aderoju Echioda spoke on effective supervision of subordinates, with particular emphasis on leadership at the local government level. She highlighted the need for senior officers to mentor junior staff, enforce discipline, and consistently pass down proper work etiquette, professionalism, and organisational values to improve productivity and service delivery.
The major highlight of the training was the presentation by the Deputy Director, Planning, Research and Strategy (PRS) and Co-ordinator of the training programme, Mr. Cosmas Olatunde Oluyemo, who lectured participants on general report writing techniques. He emphazised accuracy, clarity and proper documentation as essential tools for effective communication and planning. He spoke extensively on the elements of a report from NOA perspective and the language.
The two-day training programme was highly interactive with participants engaging the facilitators by asking several questions bordering on programme implementation, leadership challenges, reporting standards, and community engagement. Detailed and practical responses were provided which allowed participants to gain clearer understanding and actionable insights to enhance their performance and effectiveness in discharging NOA’s mandate across the state.
Participants commended the initiative, describing it as timely and impactful in strengthening leadership capacity and operational effectiveness across the Agency.
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