The Lagos State government has appointed Wema Bank Plc as one of the participating banks for its proposed scheme of payment of workers salary on-line.
A statement issued by the bank's Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. David Adeagbo, said the appointment further attested to the operational efficiency of Wema Bank in the handling of public sector accounts.
"Wema Bank, which is one of the five leading banks in the industry that set up inter-switch limited has taken necessary steps to ensure a hitch-free take off of the scheme scheduled for the end of this month", the statement said.
It added that the bank is therefore in a vantage position to make use of inter-switch facilities in addition to its newly acquired Sun Fire E25K server and well motivated workforce to render prompt on-line service to account holders.
It also affirmed that the bank has put in place state-of-the-art facilities and up-to-date information technology to ensure that effective and efficient services are rendered to Lagos State public service workers.
The statement urged workers in the Lagos State civil service to open account at any of its branches in the state for on-line payment of their salaries, pointing out that specially designated desks have been set up to render effective service to them at all times.

Wema Bank is a key player in operational accounts management and collection of various taxes, rates custom duties and bills for federal, state, parastatals and local governments.