Kaduna Geographic Information Services, KADGIS, has disclosed that landowners can now get their land title document within 24 hours.
In a statement issued on Saturday, KADGIS Director-General, Bashir Ibrahim-Garba, said the new initiative was part of efforts by the administration of Governor Uba Sani to support the ease of doing business in the state.
He added that the policy would attract investors and developers to the state.
He said: “Governor Uba Sani is one of the few governors in Nigeria that have achieved this success.
“He is committed to creating a conducive business environment that encourages investment and economic growth in Kaduna State, provides jobs, and improves Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
“Upon acceptance of grant of the right of occupancy, perfection of deeds [in the case of assignment], and payment of all requisite fees, a certificate of occupancy is generated in KADGIS.
“The draft certificate undergoes thorough quality check to ensure that all errors which were commonly found on C of Os prior to May 29th, 2023, are eliminated before it is printed and forwarded to the Governor for execution,’’ he added.
According to Mr Garba, the governor will then promptly execute and return the document to KADGIS within 24 hours for scanning, registration and recording at the Deed Registry.
He added that the document would then be forwarded to Conveyance Unit of the Customer Service, which will contact the owner for collection.
He advised customers who have,” applied for C of Os but were unable to get them within the record 24 hours, to immediately contact KADGIS for further clarification and guidance.’’
According to him, long delays in the issuance of CofOs may either be as a result of incomplete information or other related queries, adding that in most cases, KADGIS staff must have contacted this category of customers by phone without success.
He advised landowners to process and secure their CofOs because the documents, ‘’will give them legitimacy and needed recognition as the legal owners of their property by the government.”
