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Lagos State Head of Service

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Shuaheeb Olabode Agoro
Head of Service of Lagos State
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 September 2023
Preceded by	Hakeem Muri-Okunola
Personal details
Spouse	Oyinlola Agoro
Alma mater	St Gregory's College; Leeds Metropolitan University (LLB); Nigerian Law School; University of Dundee (LLM, Petroleum Law and Policy); BPP Law School; Harvard Kennedy School (certificate)

Shuaheeb Olabode "Bode" Agoro is a Nigerian lawyer and civil servant who has served as the 22nd Head of Service of Lagos State since 30 September 2023.^[1]

Early life and education

Agoro attended St. Gregory's College in Lagos, studied law at Leeds Metropolitan University (LLB), and attended the Nigerian Law School. He earned an LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy from the University of Dundee's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy. He also completed professional training at BPP Law School and a certificate programme at Harvard Kennedy School, and was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2002.^[2]

Career

Agoro joined the Lagos State Civil Service in 2003 and served in the Lands Bureau in various capacities, including Director, Land Services (2003–2005) and Director, Land Regularisation (2006–2015). He was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Lands Bureau on 3 August 2015.^[3]

Head of Service

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu appointed Agoro as the 22nd Head of Service of Lagos State, effective 30 September 2023.^[4] He has emphasised staff welfare, administrative reforms, and continuity in digital land administration initiatives begun during his tenure at the Lands Bureau.^[5]

Personal life

Agoro is married to Oyinlola Agoro.^[6]

References

1. "Sanwo-Olu appoints Agoro new Lagos HoS". PUNCH. 22 September 2023.
2. "Agoro Olabode: Biography, Age, Family, Education, Career, and More". NewsWireNGR. 24 September 2023.
3. "Sanwo-Olu appoints Bode Agoro as Lagos new Head of Service". PM News Nigeria. 22 September 2023.
4. "Agoro Olabode to replace Muri-Okunola as Lagos head of service". TheCable. 22 September 2023.
5. "Mr. Bode Agoro: A Head of Service Who Turns Public Service into Nation-Building". BusinessDay. 7 August 2025.
6. "Agoro steps in as 22nd Head of Service in Lagos". Encomium. 2023.