US EditionFCTA begins possession of 4,794 plots revoked over non-payment of ground rent from Monday
- Starting Monday, May 26, 2025, authorities will begin taking control of 4,794 properties in Abuja neighborhoods including Central Area and Garki, following the revocation of their titles due to prolonged non-payment of ground rent.
- The titles of the properties were revoked in March 2025 after landowners failed to settle ground rent arrears spanning from 10 to 43 years, following an earlier 21-day extension given to defaulters this year.
- These revoked properties are part of a total of 8,375 land titles with unpaid ground rent owed to the FCTA, amounting to approximately ₦6.97 billion across districts including Wuse, Asokoro, Maitama, and Guzape.
- FCTA officials stated that the revocation aligns with the Land Use Act and Right of Occupancy terms, noting no court has halted the action, and affected properties will be sealed and access restricted starting Monday.
- The FCTA will enforce ownership rights via relevant government agencies, signaling stricter compliance efforts and confirmed repossession activities without legal impediments.
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FCTA set to take possession of 4,794 revoked properties - Daily Trust
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will, from Monday, May 26, 2025, begin to take possession of the 4,794 properties revoked over non-payment of ground rent, for between 10 and 43 years. This was made known during a press briefing on Friday by the FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze and Director Department of Develo…
FCTA begins possession of 4,794 plots revoked over non-payment of ground rent from Monday
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, will start taking possession of the 4,794 plots revoked over non-payment of ground rent from Monday next week. This was made known during a press briefing on Friday by the FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze and Director Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima. “Ownersh…
Wike orders sealing of peoples democratic party secretariat, central bank of nigeria - PENPUSHING
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT0, Nyesom Wike has ordered the sealing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in as well as 4,792 other properties in Abuja for non-payment of ground rent Penpushing reports that the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister Lere Olayinka made this known during a press briefing on Friday in Abuja, adding that the affected failed to pay ground rent …
PDP secretariat risks being sealed off as FCTA takes over 4,794 revoked properties
The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says the takeover exercise of the 4,794 land titles revoked over alleged non-payment of ground rent will commence on May 26, 2025. Ground rent is a yearly fee landowners pay for the right to occupy and use their land. In March 2025, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), revoked 4,794 land titles in the country’s capital over alleged non-payment of ground rents. The…
Wike Orders Sealing of PDP Headquarters, 4,793 Other Properties in Abuja
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has directed that the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 4,793 other properties revoked by the FCT Administration be sealed from Monday, May 26, 2025. The order was confirmed during a joint press briefing on Friday, May 23, 2025, by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister; Chijioke Nwan…
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