The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has granted a final 14-day grace period to property owners in parts of Abuja who violated land use regulations to pay a ₦5 million penalty and other related fees.
This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, who explained that the new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to properties located in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts.
Olayinka noted that the extension followed the expiration of the initial 30-day deadline given to affected allottees and title holders to regularize their land use status.
“Failure to comply within the stated 14 calendar days grace period will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration,” he warned.
The statement added that the extension forms part of Wike’s efforts to encourage voluntary compliance before the administration implements stricter enforcement measures.
The statement read; “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.”
It would be recalled that on September 8 and 9, 2025, the FCTA announced its approval of a revised Land Use/Purpose Clause affecting properties across 15 streets and neighbourhoods within the Federal Capital City.
According to the notice, owners who altered the designated use of their properties without prior approval breached the conditions of their Right of Occupancy. They were given a 30-day window from September 10, 2025, to pay a ₦5 million violation fee and related charges.
The FCTA directed the affected property owners to visit the Department of Land Administration with their original title documents and valid means of identification to collect their letters of approval for land use change, which detail the new purpose and associated fees.
As part of the exercise, Minister Nyesom Wike approved the issuance of new Statutory Rights of Occupancy and Certificates of Occupancy for compliant owners. The renewed documents will reflect the updated land use and be valid for another 99 years.
However, the FCTA clarified that this offer excludes properties previously revoked due to reasons such as non-development or failure to settle ground rent obligations.
