The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has granted a final grace period of 14 days to property owners who violated the approved land use clauses in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts to regularize their documents.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the affected allottees are to pay a violation fee of ₦5 million and other applicable charges for land use change and conversion within 14 days, starting from Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Olayinka warned that failure to comply within the stipulated grace period would attract enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.
He recalled that the FCTA had earlier, on September 8, 9, and 10, 2025, published public notices in national newspapers and online platforms regarding the reviewed land use and purpose clauses of properties across several streets in the Federal Capital City (FCC).
The 30-day grace period granted to defaulters in September had since expired, prompting the Minister to approve the new and final 14-day extension “as a mark of magnanimity.”
The affected streets and locations include Gana Street and Usuma Street in Maitama District; Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro District; Aminu Kano Crescent and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II; as well as Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya Street, and Onitsha Street in Garki II District.
Others are Ogbomosho Street, Lafia Close, Yola Street, Abriba Close, Danbatta Street, Ringim Close, and Ilorin Street in Garki I District.
The statement further noted that affected allottees are required to visit the FCTA Department of Land Administration with their original title documents and valid means of identification to obtain their letters of Conveyance of Approval for land use change/conversion.
Under this exercise, the Minister also approved the issuance of new title documents—Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy—reflecting the updated land use of the properties for a fresh 99-year term, once all conditions are met.
However, the notice clarified that the approval does not cover properties whose titles have been previously revoked due to non-development, non-payment of ground rent, or other violations.
