US EditionFCT Minister rolls out major land administration reforms, introduces strict timelines for allottees
- Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , has approved reforms in land administration, effective April 21, 2025, aimed at improving urban development and securing land titles for owners.
- Chijioke Nwankwoeze, Director of Land Administration, announced a 21-day deadline for allottees to make full payments and submit required documents or lose their offers.
- Allottees will have two years to develop their land after receiving the Statutory Right of Occupancy under the new reforms.
- Only 3.2% of 261,914 submitted area council land documents have been regularized, highlighting the need for these reforms.
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FCT Minister rolls out major land administration reforms, introduces strict timelines for allottees
In a move aimed at promoting sustainable urban development, enhancing investor confidence, and ensuring secure land tenure within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, CON, has approved sweeping reforms in land administration. The new policies, which take effect from Monday, April 21, 2025, introduce strict timelines and compliance measures for land allottees and developers across the FCT. Speaking …
Develop your land in two years or lose it, FCTA warns landowners
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced some land reforms, including a new law which seeks to revoke undeveloped plots after two years of issuance of Rights of Occupancy. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Friday, the Director of Land Administration in the FCTA, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, said the reforms will
FCT: Wike to revoke lands not developed 2 years after allocation - Daily Trust
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved comprehensive reforms on land administration effective from April 21. Chijioke Nwankwoeze, director, FCT Land Administration Department, made this known at a news briefing in Abuja. He said under the new reform, the period within which to erect and complete developments on any land granted in the FCT is now two years from the date of the commencement of the R-of-O. He said the n…
Why Wike unveiled sweeping land reforms in Abuja
To address long-standing issues of land speculation, administrative inefficiencies, and stalled urban development, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has announced comprehensive land reforms set to take effect on April 21, 2025. Confiance News gathered that the reforms, described as a cornerstone of Wike’s vision for a more transparent and dynamic Abuja, aim […]
Wike introduces sweeping reforms in FCT land administration — National Accord Newspaper %
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