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Abuja, Nigeria | Might 23, 2025
By Andrew Haruna
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has introduced it can, from Monday, Might 26, 2025, start to take possession of 4,794 properties whose titles have been revoked in March attributable to non-payment of floor rents starting from 10 to 43 years.
Talking throughout a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, the Senior Particular Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, together with the Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, and the Director of Growth Management, Mukhtar Galadima, confirmed that the FCTA will implement the revocations with out consideration of present possession.
The transfer follows the March 18, 2025 revocation discover affecting land titles in key districts comparable to Central Space, Garki I & II, Wuse I & II, Asokoro, Maitama, and Guzape. The administration mentioned the affected properties have been a part of a broader checklist of 8,375 properties whose homeowners collectively owed over ₦6.96 billion in floor rents.
Notable Affected Establishments
Among the many revoked titles are these belonging to high-profile private and non-private entities together with:
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Wadata Plaza, the nationwide secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP)
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Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN)
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Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm (NNPC)
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Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC)
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Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST)
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Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC)
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Borno State Authorities
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Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC)
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Federal Radio Company of Nigeria (FRCN)
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Federal Ministry of Atmosphere
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Nigerian Safety Printing and Minting Firm
FCTA officers clarified that Wadata Plaza, as an example, is privately owned and doesn’t belong to the PDP. The present proprietor, Samaila Mamman Kofi, reportedly bought it by way of task in 1998 and owes 28 years’ value of floor lease, totaling ₦2.84 million.
Enforcement to Start Monday
Director of Growth Management, Mukhtar Galadima, acknowledged that each one affected properties will probably be sealed, and entry restricted starting subsequent Monday, whereas additional administrative choices will probably be made on the belongings.
“This train will probably be carried out strictly in accordance with extant legal guidelines and laws, whatever the property homeowners’ id or standing,” Galadima mentioned.
Authorized Backing and Subsequent Steps
Addressing claims that some property homeowners had gone to court docket to problem the revocations, Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, asserted that no restraining court docket orders have been issued, and the FCTA is lawfully empowered to proceed.
He emphasised that floor lease obligations are grounded within the Land Use Act, and are clearly stipulated within the phrases and situations of each Proper of Occupancy.
Moreover, Nwankwoeze mentioned the administration is finalizing assessments on defaulters who owe floor rents between one and ten years, and can take applicable motion as soon as information compilation is full. A 21-day grace interval had been earlier given to those classes of defaulters.
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