By Olawale Lamina
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ,FCT, Nyesom Wike, has given approval for additional 14 days grace period for property owners who defaulted land use provisions in designated areas of Abuja to pay a penalty fee of ₦5 million and other charges.
A statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, stated that the new grace period will commence on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and binding on property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts.
The statement clarified that the decision was consequent on the expiration of the initial 30-day deadline for affected allottees and title holders to regularize their land use.
Wike warned that, “Failure to comply within the stated 14 calendar days grace period will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.”
According to the statement, the grace period is part of Wike’s effort to encourage voluntary compliance before the commencement of stricter enforcement measures by the FCT Administration.
The statement read in part, “Sequel to the Public Notices made by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday 8th September 2025, Tuesday 9th September 2025, and Wednesday 10th September 2025, in some national dailies and online platforms, in respect of the reviewed Land Use/Purpose Clause of properties in the FCT, the general public particularly allottees/title holders of properties on the underlisted streets/locations of the Federal Capital City (FCC) are hereby informed that the 30 days period given for the payment of penalty/violation fee of ₦5 million and other applicable fees for Land Use Change/Conversion had since one month ago expired.
“However, the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Excellency, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON has magnanimously granted a final grace period of 14 calendar days from Tuesday November 11, 2025, for all affected allottees/holders of properties along the said streets/locations to comply with the terms and conditions of the approval for land use change/conversion.
“The affected streets/locations are Gana Street, Maitama District, Usuma Street, Maitama District, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, Aminu Kano Crescent and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II District, Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya Street and Onitsha Street in Garki II District.
“Others are Ogbomosho Street, Lafia Close, Yola Street, District, Abriba Close, Danbatta Street, Ringim Close and Ilorin Street in Garki I District.”
On September 8 and 9, 2025, the FCT Administration announced the approval of a reviewed Land Use/Purpose Clause for properties located across 15 streets and areas within the Federal Capital City. The notice stressed that property owners who changed the use of their land without official approval violated the terms of their Right of Occupancy. They were given 30 days from September 10, 2025, to pay a ₦5 million violation fee and other applicable charges.
The FCTA has therefore directed all affected owners to visit the Department of Land Administration with their original title documents and valid ID to collect their letters of approval for land use change, which include details of the new purpose and related fees.
Similarly, the FCT minister also approved the issuance of new title documents including the Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy for compliant property owners.
All the stated documents will reflect the updated land use and be valid for a new 99-year term.
The FCTA seized the opportunity to also clarify that this opportunity does not apply to lands or properties that were previously revoked as a result of non-development or failure to pay ground rent by the landlords.
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