Land in Nigeria

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed at the weekend that the FCT accounts for 10 per cent of the 17 million housing deficit in Nigeria. The minister disclosed this while commissioning a 49-unit luxury apartments christened “AICL Apo- Dutse Housing Estate”. According to him: “From statistics, the housing deficit in Nigeria is about 17 ...

The framework for conducting a National Housing Survey to establish and determine the housing deficit in the country has been developed by the Federal Government, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi, has said. She said the survey would determine the actual number of houses needed across the country instead of depending on estimates and unproven ...

Federal Road Safety Corps has concluded plans to construct 20,000 housing units across the country for its personnel under a housing scheme tagged “Vision 20,000 housing project.” Making the disclosure recently, while receiving the management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, reiterated that the housing initiative was informed by the need to provide the required ...

In addition to its infrastructure upgrade and environmental transformation, the Lagos State government is using its pace-setting home ownership mortgage scheme—the LagosHOMS—to drive urban regeneration that would ultimately dovetail into its dream mega city status. This regeneration which has already seen some footprints in some parts of the state, particularly Ikeja and Lagos Island, involves the demolition of obsolete housing ...

Lagos State government has initiated moves to regulate estate agency fees in the state which it claims ranks highest when compared with other countries. To this end, a stakeholders’ meeting was recently convened at the Lagos State Real Estate Transaction Department (LASRETRAD) to deliberate on “Real Estate Agency Fees in Lagos”. In attendance were various associations of estate agents, legal ...

It is no longer news that the deadly and dreaded Ebola virus has been spotted in the nation, already killing its Liberian harbinger, Patrick Sawyer and the Matron who treated him in a Lagos Hospital. There is considerable panic among Lagosians especially as everyone is beginning to take extra precautions in their hygiene and in their inter-personal relationship with people, ...

Customarily, property ownership are largely informal and undefined, whereby there are no documents to prove ownership and lands are self protected which has led to many resorting to self-help in order to physically protect their property. As a result of this problem, the Ogun State Government has shown an uncommon understanding of the issues and has designed a new system ...

In Nigeria, the present Mortgage operations are overseen by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) which operates through Mortgage Banks known as Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMI) which are licensed to interface with the individual customers. The terms and interest payable on Mortgages are usually less cumbersome than commercial loans. They are usually secured against the “brick and mortar” (property) ...

With this part 2, I intend to conclude on the possible indicators of land dispute so you know what to look out for in order not to lose your hard earned money when buying land. Enjoy it. 3. Negative report on vendor/agent You must ensure the agent introducing the land to buy, your own agent helping you to source for what to ...

Begin this article HERE …into a house, the owner agrees to release the house and charges one hundred thousand every month, and you take it, you have accepted. For instance, you are going to Maryland and a vehicle passes calling for Yaba, you get in and indicate your exit at Maryland. What you have just done is agree with the ...