FCT Minister Signs 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy Since 2023

The Federal Capital Territory Administration announced that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has signed 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, a figure officials say represents a significant acceleration in land documentation aimed at improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria's capital. The total surpasses the combined 8,697 certificates produced and signed during the 13-year period from 2010 to 2023 under the administrations of Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.

According to a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, the achievement is part of the administration's efforts to streamline land administration processes. The statement noted that 5,500 Certificates of Occupancy were signed during Jonathan's five-and-a-half-year tenure, while 3,197 were produced during Buhari's eight years in office. The current figure of 26,272 certificates represents a substantial increase over those previous totals.

Officials emphasized that many of the beneficiaries of the recently signed certificates had obtained their land allocations more than a...