Nigeria - Land Ownership Search

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To conduct a Land Ownership Search in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the Land Use and Allocation Committee in his/her state of residence.
2. The address and contact details of the Land Use and Allocation Committee can be found in the link below contact link
3. Visit the office and inform the relevant officer over there that you want to conduct a Land Ownership Search.
4. The official may require you to present any document relevant to the land’s ownership which can be found in “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Follow the instructions of the official and he/she will trace the Land Registry and provide you with required information.
6. Then, the applicant has to visit the office of the Surveyor-General to confirm the co-ordinates of the concerned land thereby checking whether the land is subjected to government acquisition and the genuineness of the survey plan.
7. The contact details of the office can be found in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. Visit the office and present the co-ordinates of the land and the plan of survey to the relevant official.
9. He/she will verify and inform you about the registration and availability status of the respective land with the help of the submitted documents.
10. In case of lands acquired by companies, the applicant will have to conduct a search at the Corporate Affairs Commission to verify the registration by providing the Incorporation details of the concerned company.
11. The address and contact details of the CAC can be found in the following contact link
12. The applicant should also make a land search in the Probate Registry in order to verify that if the land has been provided on estate of any deceased person.
13. In that case, the applicant must make sure that the person who is selling the land possesses the Grant of Probate or Letter of Administration in his/her name.
14. The contact link of the Probate Registry can be found below contact link
15. Then, the applicant should proceed to verify whether the concerned land is under the vendor’s family or community ownership, by conducting a Traditional Investigation.
16. Apart from all of these, the applicant must make a visit to the land by themselves and validate that the land originally belongs to the person who is selling the land.

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Required Documents

• Land Registration number
• Land title copy (if available)
• Land’s Plan of Survey
• Co-ordinates of the land
• Any document in connection to the land

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation - HQ], Lands Bureau
Block 13 and 14, The Secretariat, Alausa,
Ikeja, Lagos State.
Nigeria.
Tel: 08177775128 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Website: Lands Bureau Contacts

Eligibility

Any person in Nigeria, who wishes to buy a land in some place in Nigeria, can apply.

Fees

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Instructions

• Applicants can enquire the concerned department about the additional documents required to be attached for this application process.
• Applicants are advised to complete the application form neatly and completely with absolute legibility and appropriateness to avoid rejections. Also, all the required documents must be furnished completely.

Required Information

• Applicant particulars
• Identification Card number
• Address details and email address
• Banking particulars
• Land Registration number
• Particulars of the land
• Land coordinates
• Other relevant details

Need for the Document

Land Ownership search is conducted in order to verify whether a particular land in Nigeria belongs to a particular person who claims to be the owner of the land.

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