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Having fallen victim to forged documentation where i paid 250K for building plan approval in Abuja. I have created an online community to collate information on land acquisition and documentation procedure to help prospective property owners in making informed decisions and avoid being victims to fraudsters and other related issues.

For experienced people, let us endeavor to share useful information

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All land ownership transactions should be registered in the Deeds Registry. This is to ensure that the State Government at every point in time has accurate records of title status of all lands within its jurisdiction as well as to serve as reference point for members of the public who may be interested in knowing about the existence of any rights over land in the State.

General Requirements
-The applicant is to purchase and fill an Application Form from any of the designated Banks
-The Deed of Assignment or Conveyance in 5 parts duly executed by the parties to the transaction
-Current 3 years' tax clearance receipts of the applicant or in the case of a corporate body, that of two of the directors
-An affidavit by the applicant, or in the case of a corporate body, a Director or the Secretary, verifying the information stated in the Application form
-Affidavit of attestation sworn to by every person who signed as a witness to the transaction

Application and Registration Procedure
The following steps are taken in sucessfull allocation of plots;

-Title applicant obtains an Application Form and returns the completed Application Form to the Lands Department together with the following supporting documents;
-5 copies of Deed of Assignment executed by the parties,
-Current Tax Clearance Certificate of the assignee
-An affidavit by the applicant, or in the case of a corporate body, a Director or the Secretary, verifying the information stated in the Application Form
-Affidavit of attestation sworn to by every person who signed as a witness to the transaction

-The Commissioner forwards the Application form together with other support documents to the Permanent Secretary who forwards to the Director of Lands to process the application
-The Director of Lands instructs the Schedule Land Officer responsible for the area in question to open a file, assign a file number to it and forward the file to the Principal Valuation Officer to value the property
This is done by a Land Officer II who attaches a sketch plan of the property and submits to the Principal Valuation Officer
-The Principal Valuation Officer reviews the inspection and valuation report. If there are no errors in computation and the report, the Principal Valuation Officer signs the report and sends the file back to the Schedule Land Officer.
-The Schedule Land Officer notifies the applicant of fees to be paid and the designated Banks where the relevant payments are to be made. A copy of the schedule of fees is submitted to the Head of Accounts and/or Sub-Treasurer
-The applicant makes the payments at the designated Banks, he submits copies of the Bank tellers at the Sub-treasury and the Accounts Department
The Sub-treasury office confirms payments by checking the Bank tellers against the bank manifests. If the payment details are in the manifest, a receipt is issued to the applicant. However, where there is no evidence of payment in the manifest, the applicant is advised to rectify payments before a receipt can be issued. The Director of Lands should be informed of such situations.
-The applicant submits a copy of the receipts to the Schedule Land Officer, who attaches the receipts to the file and sends the file to the Director of Lands requesting for approval
-The Director of Lands checks the application to ensure all the necessary information have been provided before making his comments, and forwards the file to the Permanent Secretary, requesting for the Commissioner's approval
-The Permanent Secretary reviews the whole process and sends the file to the Commissioner for approval if the transaction is in line with laid down procedures
-The Commissioner signs the approval and forwards the file to the Permanent Secretary who sends the file back to the Director of Lands
The Director of Lands instructs the Schedule Land Officer to arrange for the stamping and registration and also notify the applicant of the date to collect the registered Title document.
-The Schedule Land Officer submits the file to the Registrar of Deeds for stamping and registration
-The Registrar of Deeds registers the document
-The applicant signs and collects the registered title document

Fees Payable
The fees that the applicant will be required to pay In this transaction include the following:
-Consent/ registration fee
-Stamp duty
-Ground rent arrears
-Inspection / preparation fee
-Computer fee
-10% penalty incase of defaults.

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Valid C. of O. duly confers statutory right of occupancy on the possessor and this entitles the owner right to use the land for a period of 99 years after which the C. of O. can be renewed or the land revert back to the government.

Procedures:
1. Obtain application form from Lands Department of the State.
The following documents are to be provided along with the application form;

a. Deed of Conveyance
b. One Recent Passport photograph
c. Three years tax clearance
d. Survey Plan
e. Evidence of payment for Application Form
f. Evidence of payment for Publication (Advert)
g. Evidence of payment for Charting of the survey plan

Next step;
i. Physical Inspection by the Lands Department.
11. If all listed above satisfies the requirement of the lands department, the Lands Department prepares the Certificate of Occupancy in the name of the applicant and the purpose for which the application is made.
iii. The prepared Certificate of Occupancy is then forwarded to the Governor or the designated officer for signing.
iv Once signed, the land is then entered into the intelligence sheet to be charted to prevent re-issuing of C of O to another applicant within the stipulated period of 99 years.
v. Proceed to final Stamp Duties payment
vi. Finally, Collect your valid C of O.

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Ratification (now referred to as Regularisation) is a policy of grace that avails squatters on uncommitted Government Land, the opportunity to obtain legal title to the land encroached upon from the State Government. It is the process of allocating Government land to someone who had previously occupied landed property without lawful authority from the State Government. Regularisation is subject to two (2) basic conditions
(i) That the property must not be situated in a Government Scheme, Estate or Committed Area; and
(ii) The property must be situated within an area that conforms with Urban and Regional Planning regulations and standards of the State.

Documents Required for Regularisation

A covering letter by the agent or person filing the application for regularisation must accompany the application. This covering letter must contain the following contact details: address, telephone numbers, mobile phone numbers and where possible an e-mail address.
A duly completed application made on (Land Regularisation Form 1) obtainable from the Lands Bureau. Application forms for Residential user cost =N=5,000.00, while forms for Commercial user cost =N=10,000.00. Alternatively, the Form can be downloaded from the Lagos State Government website. The Form must be dated and signed by the applicant and sworn to before a magistrate or notary public
Four passport sized photographs of the applicant
Land Information Certificate
Photocopy of Purchase Receipt duly stamped
Current Special Development Levy
Evidence of payment of Income Tax
Sketch Map of Site Location
Three Original Survey Plans.
Photocopy of Proof of Identity
Letter of Authority (if the application is filed by a person other than the applicant)
Where building plan approval is required, the additional requirements are as follows:
– 5 Sets of Architectural Drawings
– 5 Sets of Structural Drawings
– Clearance Letter in lieu of Title DocumentsSunprint Copy Of Survey Plan
– Coren Letter of Supervision
– Calculation Sheet
– Sworn Affidavit in Lieu of Tenement Rate
– EIA report if land Title to be granted is commercial (2Copies)
– Payment of processing fee for building plan approval
– Photograph of property
Caveat: Acceptance of applications for Regularisation is at the request of the applicant and does not in any way indicate that the application will be approved for Regularisation. Applicants are advised to note that providing false information to any Government body is an offence punishable by law.

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Attached below is a print screen of building plan submission requirement from FCDA Abuja.


As a way of collating useful information on land acquisition and documentation, I have created http://www.naijalandproperties.com/
Right information easily available will help to make an informed decision.


Source;
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Information they say, is key.
At one time or the other, each one of us have had a 'had i known' remark. Many issues can be avoided with right information available at the right time. As everyone one of us desire to have his/her own very house, it will be great to have right information on the processes to be followed.

Just a month ago, i lost 250K to one woman in Abuja to process a valid building approval. Only for her to get me a backdated and fake approval that has no record with development control. At the moment, i am having an issue with the development control authority in Abuja. After much enquiry, i realized i could have avoided this issue, had i right information at the right time. Then i also realized many people have valid information but do not have an avenue to share to prospective property buyers.

Thus, i have created a forum( http://www.naijalandproperties.com/community/) dedicated to sharing information on land and other property acquisition, Documentation and approval processes, building phases and other categories. This forum is also subdivided into state & region level for easy access on information regarding specific locality.

We are calling on people with valid information on land acquisition and documentation processes to build a database of guide for prospective landed properties buyers.

Please visit
http://www.naijalandproperties.com/community/

Information they say, is key.
At one time or the other, each one of us have had a 'had i known' remark. Many issues can be avoided with right information available at the right time. As everyone one of us desire to have his/her own very house, it will be great to have right information on the processes to be followed.

Just a month ago, i lost 250K to one woman in Abuja to process a valid building approval. Only for her to get me a backdated and fake approval that has no record with development control. At the moment, i am having an issue with the development control authority in Abuja. After much enquiry, i realized i could have avoided this issue, had i right information at the right time. Then i also realized many people have valid information but do not have an avenue to share to prospective property buyers.

Thus, i have created a forum( http://www.naijalandproperties.com/community/) dedicated to sharing information on land and other property acquisition, Documentation and approval processes, building phases and other categories. This forum is also subdivided into state & region level for easy access on information regarding specific locality.

We are calling on people with valid information on land acquisition and documentation processes to build a database of guide for prospective landed properties buyers.

Please visit
http://www.naijalandproperties.com/community/

Every one of us desire to have landed properties with peace of mind. This can be made by making key information available at the right time to prospective buyers. Issues from land acquisition, documentation, approvals, structures and many more can be avoided.

In order to help potential property buyers from falling victim to problematic properties thus losing hard earned money coupled with unimaginable stress, www.naijalandproperties.com has been put together to gather information from community of professionals and make it available for individuals to make an informed decision and to be aware of available options.

http://www.naijalandproperties.com/

Every one of us desire to have landed properties with peace of mind. This can be made by making key information available at the right time to prospective buyers. Issues from land acquisition, documentation, approvals, structures and many more can be avoided.

In order to help potential property buyers from falling victim to problematic properties thus losing hard earned money coupled with unimaginable stress, www.naijalandproperties.com has been put together to gather information from community of professionals and make it available for individuals to make an informed decision and to be aware of available options.

http://www.naijalandproperties.com/

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It is no more a news that our churches are now competing: who builds the largest auditorium and who acquires the most expensive jet. It has now become a major milestone for churches to build a million capacity auditoriums. The rate of acquisition of expensive jets also leaves one wondering the new trend of evangelism. The biggest question unasked so far is if this has truly translated to genuine souls won for Christ.
Unfortunately, the world has never been as confused as it is of today. How can one explain the dissociation between the growth of churches and the state of our society?
What missionaries were known for in the olden days are in sharp contrast of the definitions of today. It used to be in form of gathering little to give to the society. Unlike nowadays, where it is taking the little away from the society.
The number of contrasting doctrine in Christian world is alarming with Christians aligning and distinguishing with one or the other. Jesus saying of “let no one say I am of Apollo or of Paul……..” seems to have been torn off from the bible.
The world is confused and sick. The Christians are supposed to heal the world. But what happens when the Christians are more confused?
Salvation and redemption now mean unconditional help from God in time of misery and distress. How long shall our brothers and sisters continue in spiritual indolence?
It is time you woke up and strive to recognize the true world of God. Only then, will you truly be saved and free yourself from adulterated and diluted doctrines of Man.

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25th Oct, Democracy on Trial in Tanzania
As Tanzania prepares for her 5th quinquennial election to be held since the restoration of multi-party system in 1992 where voters will elect the President, Members of Parliament and local government councilors, other African nations and the rest of the world are tensed as to the possible outcome of the general election. Political campaigns commenced on 22 August and will continue to a day before Election Day. Tanzania has enjoyed relative political stability since attaining independence in 1961. In 2014, Tanzania ranked 15th out of 52 states on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance which provides an annual assessment of the quality of governance in African countries with an overall score of 58.2% ...

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Pursuit of Excellence in Africa.

Fore-generations have set the threshold, but we will not be forgiven if people of this generation fail to raise the bar. We cannot continue in our old ways and expect dramatic development in Africa. It is high time we started striving for excellence.

Excellence as defined by Wikipedia is a continuously moving target that can be pursued through actions of integrity, being front runner in terms of products / services provided that are reliable and safe for the intended users, meeting all obligations and continually learning and improving in all spheres to pursue the moving target...

Are the Burkinabés living up to the name coined by the great military leader, Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara? Thomas Sankara; a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. A charismatic and iconic figure of revolution.Burkina Faso Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, is a landlocked country surrounded by Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest.

n the aftermath of the failed coup in Burkina Faso, concerns are now on how to get the electoral process back on track. The underlying tensions in Burkina Faso’s latest political bout dates back decades. Compaore took power in a coup’d’etat in 1987 during which President Thomas Sankara was killed. In 2000, constitution was amended, which limits presidents to two terms of five years. However, on 30th of October, 2014, the National Assembly was scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment that would scrap set term limits. This led to several protests...

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African Youths: Our Inactions, Our Problem
It is a known fact that seven out of ten African youths will always blame the government and society for their predicaments. Whereas, one of the major issues facing African youths is inaction. Inaction is when one neglects what ought to be done or lack of action where expected or appropriate. This is mainly caused by nonchalant attitudes to things that really matter.

A youth as commonly defined is someone that has more before him than what is behind. Youth simply refers to the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person. Africa is blessed with a large percentage of youth. The slogan “you are the leaders of tomorrow” seems to be a regular statement without substance as “today” has refused “tomorrow” to come. We are not ready to change our world.......

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http://nextpeacefulelection.com/2015/09/19/media-and-negativity-in-africa/

Growing up as a kid in an ancient city in Africa, I remember vividly how I used to draw close to statues erected at main road junctions and roundabout/ ringroads just to catch a little information on the personalities.Ibadan_statue I used to be amazed at stories of how individuals defended their regions with some selfless individuals laying down their lives. I was very proud of my tribe and always ready to share the stories with listening ears. Stories of great black people all over the world were inspiration and encouragement to me.
Back to the present, one can hardly read anything good about Africa in the media. News of corruption, extreme poverty and hunger, divorce, armed robbery, violent elections, loss of lives, terrorism and many other unpleasant stories are always the latest breaking news and headlines. Though one cannot ignore these issues with urgent need for attention but the other pleasant stories should not be totally discarded. I wonder what will the coming and younger generations look up too. Too much of negativity is being projected by the media both locally and internationally. This has further brought low our self-esteem. If we Africans do not see anything good about ourselves, what do we expect foreigners from afar to see? The only thing being celebrated on the media in Africa is nudity and waywardness...

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I SUPPORT GOAL #16
GOAL #16; PEACE AND JUSTICE STRONG INSTITUTIONS
On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done in all countries, for all people.
If the goals are going to work, everyone needs to know about them. You can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. You can’t convince world leaders to do what needs to be done if you don’t know what you’re convincing them to do. If the goals are famous, they won’t be forgotten. We can be the first generation to end extreme poverty, the most determined generation in history to end injustice and inequality, and the last generation to be threatened by climate change...

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Supporters of jungle justice do say that the system is corrupt; they have no trust in the judicial system. They are so quick to cite examples of accused people taken to police stations, only to be seen the following week committing the same crime. They believe the legal system robs the unprivileged and the low class citizens of justice. They believe that justice will never happen if not taken into own hands.
It is saddening to see how people gather to rejoice over the killing of a fellow human in a very disturbing manner. A mob of young and old, Men and Women and boys and girls gathers. It is more shocking to know that a large percentage of the mob does not know the offence committed by the suspects. One begins to wonder; how did we degenerate to this point of having no respect for human lives? Have we become so lawless as to set about killing others when we could hand over such suspects to the police?...
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In recent times, report of jungle justice in Africa has been on the increase. As against the law of nature and civic law, every person has a right to fair hearing; this means that everyone should be allowed to present his case to the adjudicating bodies.

Often times, innocent people are being killed on mere suspicions or false alerts. Families are being made to pay for sins they did not commit. Most times, punishments meted out to culprits are always way beyond the gravity of their sins. An example is a man that was set ablaze for stealing a bicycle. Also, a teenager was set ablaze over allegations that he stole N1500...
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Africa and Democracy
After so many years of gaining independence, Democracy as practiced in Africa has been subjected to extensive debate and controversy over the past years. Some say that Democracy is a foreign concept and alien to Africa. Some people believe democracy is imposed on African nations and does not mean the same in the western and in the African context.

Democracy as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is “a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity … are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly,” Simply, it is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as government of the people, for the people, by the people. And also, according to Larry Diamond, it consists of four key elements:.....

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Apparently, the map of Africa with shape of 7 signifies completeness and perfection. Seven is the number of completeness and perfection. It derives much of its meaning from being tied directly to God’s creation of all things. According to some numerology scholars, Number 7 resonates with the vibrations and energies of the ‘Collective Consciousness’, faith and spirituality....

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As we draw near to the month of September, we eagerly await outcome of major national activity:: elections in Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago to be held in September 2015.

Good electoral processes are unarguably the bedrock of a sustainable democratic dispensation. This is also more evident in many agencies and institution with benchmark setting of a transparent and peaceful electoral process. As observed in most nations with history of peaceful elections, having a peaceful election does not guarantee future peaceful elections. More efforts are needed to sustain peaceful elections...........
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http://nextpeacefulelection.com/2015/08/08/angola-election-2012/

Angolans! Reminiscing of last legislative Election, 2012

In Angola, The National Assembly is duly elected by voters. However, unlike the conventional presidential election process practiced in other African countries, the leader of the largest party or coalition in the National Assembly automatically becomes President in Angola.
The People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), is a political party that has ruled Angola since the country’s independence from Portugal in 1975.
Legislative elections were last held in Angola on 31 August 2012. During 2012 pre election period, there were series of allegations on the government by the major opposition party (UNITA) which included corruption and lack of transparency. Also, there was unrest with several protests and arrests on the day before 2012 election.
It should be noted that though UNITA accepted the result of the National Assembly elections in 1992, it rejected that of the presidential elections, citing cases of fraud. This led the party into resuming civil war. Election processes were greatly affected as elections were not held during the civil war. The civil war ended in 2002, following the death of UNITA’s leader, Jonas Savimbi in an ambush.....................

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Information they say, is power. As a way of sensitizing ourselves, an avenue is being created to educate, assess, discuss,contribute and evaluate electioneering process towards achieving free, fair and credible elections. Our major aim is violence free election.

In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard’s vote.”



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Greed! How could you enslave us all?

My one question goes to Mr. Greed, The CEO/Chairman of All Human atrocities,the genesis of all evil, sheer wickedness and the slayer of love. The Grand father of corruption. Greed! How could you enslave us all.

Just a quick view into our environment will lead into conclusion of greed dominating all. Irrespective of age, religion or tribe.

The main issue of corruption which has plunged Africa into the depth can be mainly attributed to greed. We all are greedy. We only seek to acquire at the detriment of others. Greediness has become an integral part of our system. ‘He is just another greedy fellow’ has become a popular saying among us.

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