THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a final 14-day grace period to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse districts to pay a N5m penalty for violating approved land-use provisions.
The directive was contained in a statement sen to News Point Nigeria on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.
The minister ordered all affected allottees to comply between Tuesday, November 11 and November 25, 2025, or face enforcement action.
“The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has granted defaulters of the land use/purpose clause of properties in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse districts… a final grace period of 14 days to comply with the terms and conditions of the approval for land-use change and conversion,” Olayinka said.
“The defaulters now have 14 days, from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to pay a violation fee of N5m and other applicable fees for land-use change and conversion. Failure to comply within the stated 14 calendar days will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.”
This newspaper reports that on September 3, 2025, the minister approved a N5m fine—payable within 30 days—for allottees and land title holders who violated the Land Use Act in the FCT.
The approval followed the submission of a report by a ministerial committee set up to address land-use abuses.
Wike also approved a 7.5 per cent charge on the assessed capital value of properties converted without the knowledge or permission of the FCT Administration, payable within 30 days.
Following this, the administration published the names of 374 defaulting property and title holders, urging them to pay the stated fines within the stipulated period.
However, Olayinka explained that the minister had “magnanimously granted a final grace period of 14 calendar days” for all affected allottees to comply with the terms and conditions of land-use regularisation.
The affected properties are located on Gana and Usuma Streets in Maitama; Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro; Aminu Kano and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescents in Wuse II; and Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya and Onitsha Streets in Garki II.
Others include Ogbomosho Street, Lafia Close, Yola Street, Abriba Close, Danbatta Street, Ringim Close and Ilorin Street in Garki I.
The statement added that owners who regularise their land use within the grace period would receive new title documents reflecting the updated use and a renewed 99-year term.
“The honourable Minister has… approved the issuance of new title documents (Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy)… upon fulfilling all necessary conditions,” the statement said.
It clarified, however, that the consideration for the issuance of new title documents does not apply to land titles already withdrawn or revoked for non-development, non-payment of ground rent, or other infractions.