The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has granted a final 14-day grace period to property owners who violated approved land use clauses in parts of Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse, and Garki districts to comply with new terms and pay a penalty fee of ₦5 million each.
According to a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the extension begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to all affected allottees who failed to comply within the initial 30-day window announced in September.
The minister warned that failure to meet this new deadline would attract strict enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.
“Following the public notices issued by the Federal Capital Territory Administration on September 8, 9, and 10, 2025, in national dailies and online platforms regarding the reviewed land use and purpose clause of properties in the FCT, the 30-day period for payment of the ₦5 million penalty and other applicable fees has since expired.
“However, the Minister of the FCT, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has magnanimously approved a final grace period of 14 calendar days from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for all affected property owners to comply,” the statement read.
The affected areas include Gana Street and Usuma Street in Maitama; Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro; Aminu Kano and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescents in Wuse II; Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya Street, and Onitsha Street in Garki II; as well as Ogbomosho Street, Lafia Close, Yola Street, Abriba Close, Danbatta Street, Ringim Close, and Ilorin Street in Garki I District.
The statement recalled that Wike had earlier approved a review of the Land Use and Purpose Clause of properties located on 15 major streets within the Federal Capital City. Property owners were initially granted 30 days from September 10, 2025, to regularize their titles and pay the required fees.
Affected owners were instructed to visit the Department of Land Administration with their original title documents and valid means of identification to obtain letters of conveyance specifying the new land use approval and applicable fees.
As part of the exercise, the minister also approved the issuance of new title documents—such as Statutory Rights of Occupancy and Certificates of Occupancy—reflecting the updated land use status of affected properties for a renewed term of 99 years, once all conditions are met.
However, the FCTA clarified that the new title consideration does not apply to properties whose titles had already been revoked for reasons including non-development, non-payment of ground rent, or other statutory violations.
