Thursday, July 16, 2026

Wike signed 5,481 certificates of occupancy in 16 months: Official

The spokesman added that once a payment was made, a land allottee would get their C of O within two weeks.

• January 14, 2025
CGCOC Group Lan Meizhong and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike signing MOU in Beijing)
Nyesom Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, signed 5,481 certificates of occupancy (Cs of O) between August 2023 and December 2024.

The minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

Mr Olayinka said the figure was 2,919 less than the 8,400 C of O signed by the FCT Administration in 13 years from 2010 to 2023.

“From May 2010 to May 2015, a total of 5,655 C of O were produced and signed, while 1,174 were signed between 2015 and May 2019.

“Also, a total of 1,571 C of O were signed between May 2019 and May 2023.

“Meanwhile, from May 2023 that President Tinubu assumed office, to December 31, 2024, a total of 5,481 C of O were signed by the FCT Minister,” he said.

The spokesman added that once a payment was made, a land allottee would get their C of O within two weeks.

He noted that land allottees were not encouraged to pay for their C of O because it took several years to process.

“This has changed in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

“Also, even sourcing information on when a C of O is collected and details of the collector that used to take months can now be done within 72 hours,” he said.

He said that in the next few weeks, land allottees whose C of O were ready for collection would begin to receive an SMS informing them that their titled documents were ready.

(NAN) 

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Nigerian Soldiers

Abuja

Army says alleged illegal mining kingpin, three others arrested in Abuja

According to the military, the principal suspect confessed during preliminary interrogation to sponsoring an illegal mining operation.

William Okoye, the founder and general overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission

Abuja

CAN mourns ex-Aso Rock chaplain William Okoye

CAN has expressed deep sadness over the passing of William Okoye, the founder and general overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission.

Pete Hegseth

World

U.S. soldiers to be screened for testosterone deficiency

The U.S. secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday, said soldiers who are 30 years old and older would be screened for ‘testosterone deficiency’.

SpaceX, Elon Musk

Economy

SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for first time

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s shares stumbled below their initial public offering (IPO) price for the first time on Wednesday, just over a month after the company went public.

U.S. President Donald Trump lying in an open black coffin

Hot news Home top

Iran puts Trump in coffin on giant billboard

An inscription splashed across the coffin says, “We Will Kill Trump,” in both Persian and English. Another message on the billboard says, “In memory of Minab’s children.”

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola

Economy

Africa risks losing $300 billion blue economy potential, BRACED chair warns

BRACED boss noted that Africa’s blue economy has an estimated annual value of more than $300 billion if properly harnessed.