The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, has issued a final 14-day grace period to property owners in key Abuja districts — including Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse — to pay a ₦5 million penalty for violating approved land use regulations.
Okay News reports that the directive, announced on Sunday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, warned that failure to comply would trigger enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.
According to the statement, the affected allottees have between Tuesday, November 11, and November 25, 2025, to settle the fines and other related fees for unauthorized land use conversions.
“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,” the statement said.
The directive follows an earlier decision by the minister in September 2025, imposing a ₦5 million fine — payable within 30 days — on property owners who breached the Land Use Act. The move came after a ministerial committee investigated widespread violations in the Federal Capital Territory.
Wike also approved a 7.5 percent charge on the Assessed Capital Value of properties converted without prior authorization from the FCT Administration, also payable within 30 days.
In the wake of that decision, the administration published a list of 374 property owners and titleholders who were in breach of the Act, urging them to regularize their documents within the specified period.
However, Olayinka said the minister had now “magnanimously granted a final 14-day grace period” for the affected owners along key locations such as Gana Street and Usuma Street in Maitama, Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro, and Aminu Kano Crescent and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II.
Other affected areas include 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.
According to the statement, property owners who regularize their land use within the 14-day window will receive new title documents, including a Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy, with an extended tenure of 99 years.
“The Honourable Minister has approved the issuance of new title documents upon fulfilling all necessary conditions,” the statement added.
However, the directive clarified that properties already revoked for reasons such as non-development, non-payment of ground rent, or other legal breaches will not qualify for renewal or regularization under this exercise.
