By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished buildings, illegally constructed on plots of land allocated to Foreign Embassies and the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the Diplomatic Zone of Katampe Extension, Abuja. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike disclosed this when he visited the site inContinue Reading
Franca Ofili The Federal Government has inaugurated a strategic initiative to unlock land resources within 42 National Youth Development Centres to promote youth participation in agribusiness and expand economic opportunities nationwide. Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, announced the initiative in Abuja, during the inauguration of the YouthContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger state government has revoked 20 undeveloped land allocations across the state between 2023 and 2025 in line with its commitment to strengthen land governance and end speculative holding. Alhaji Bello Ahmadu, Commissioner for Lands and Survey, disclosed this in Minna on Wednesday. Ahmadu was speakingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Bishop Stephen Adegbite,Executive Secretary,Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has disclosed that more than 40,000 Nigerians have been transported to the Holy land since he assumed office two years ago. Adegbite, while speaking to newsmen on the anniversary of his two years in office on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Oyo State, smallholder women farmers—long recognised as the backbone of rural food production—are waging a quiet but debilitating battle to access and retain farmland. An investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals that yearly, land leasing, prohibitive landContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Rimi College Class of 1977 to 1982 Old Boys Association has called on the Kaduna State Government to halt further sale and encroachment on the school’s land. The outgoing Chairman of the association, Mr Peter Sofa, made the appeal at the group’s 2025 Annual Convention heldContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Federal and Niger governments on Tuesday partnered to improve land registration and title processing in the state. Dr Abdul Husseini, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry for Lands and Survey, disclosed this when he received a Federal Government delegation led by Mr Collins Alabi, Director Lands, Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Mrs Ijeoma Nwafor, the Country Representative of the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HIIL) says land disputes and domestic violence topped the list of its 2025 Justice Needs and Satisfaction (JNS) in Nigeria report. Nwafor said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the presentation of theContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A widow, Wunmi Ishola, on Monday dragged Mai Unguwa Lawal, a village head in Mando, Kaduna State before a Shari’a court for alleged land fraud. She also filed a suit against an agent,”Oga Yellow”, and the man who claimed to be the owner of the land, AlhajiContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, African women in land professions have called for policies that would boost women’s access to land and remove gender disparity. They also called for the involvement of more women in land management across the African continent. The women’s demands areContinue Reading
