97% Of Nigeria’s Land Lacks Document – FG

The Federal Government yesterday said only three per cent of the 923,768 square miles of land in the country has been documented, titled and registered.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, disclosed this in a keynote address at the South-East Stakeholders’ Workshop on land reform in Enugu.
Represented by Senator Ben Ndu, Anyim expressed regrets at the development.
He added that as a result of the development, land resources in the country had not been put to optimal economic advantage.
Noting that appropriate titling and registration of parcels would enable holders to harness the wealth inherent in their land assets, Anyim expressed happiness that the pilot systematic land Titling and Registration projects, embarked upon by the Land reform Committee in collaboration with Ondo and Kano State governments were yielding results.
He also commended the Department for International Development for supporting the projects in the states.
The SGF said, “The pilot projects have proved that land titling could be transparent and quick.
“The process of recording every parcel in the presence of adjoining owners is also expected to significantly reduce litigations.
“We are expecting that the first set of certificate of Occupancy shall soon be rolled out from the pilot projects.
“The comprehensive inventory of land holdings across the country that would be generated from the ongoing titling projects shall also aid housing census and provide data for planning”.