CONTINUATION: SYSTEMATIC LAND TITLING REGISTRATION (SLTR), A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT OF GIZ INTERVENTION IN PLATEAU STATE

Earlier in this platform, we brought you a report that the Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammernarbeit, known also as the German Development Agency, GIZ in short, has been working relentlessly to improve the business environment of Plateau State, located in the North Central part of Nigeria. This area is also referred to as the Middle Belt. 

In that report we noted in particular the efforts of the GIZ at overcoming the cumbersome processes and procedures associated with Land Registration at the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning, Plateau State. In this publication, we present to you, our esteemed reader the follow up to that publication. It is indeed one of the numerous heartwarming successes of the GIZ interventions in Plateau State. The expected impact of this product to the development of MSMEs in the state and Nigeria generally, especially when the GIZ interventions in Plateau State is wide spread and targeted at specifically at removing the constraints and bottlenecks that hinder smooth running of businesses, and serving as serious impediment to effective management of the private sector activities of the economy.

To appreciate the contributions of the GIZ in this regard, and by extension the  efforts of the Plateau State government, led by Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, you are encouraged to click the link below, to read the earlier publication on the subject matter of improving the business environment of the state. the focus is on Property Registration. Read and be guided accordingly.

Please click this link: https://www.belfordscorelines.com/2023/02/systematic-land-titling-registration.html#more

PROPERTY REGISTRATION IN PLATEAU STATE: STEPS TO ACHIEVING IT AND OBTAINING THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (C of O) 

Step 1: Obtain and fill statutory Right of Occupancy (R of O) form.  This is achieved by approaching the Customer Service Unit at the:

Ministry of Lands, survey and Town Planning 

NO: 2 JD Gommwalk Boulevard 

Jos Plateau State 

Step 2: Lodge application - 

Duration: between 0-5 days

Step 3: Payment of processing fees -

Duration: 3 days

Step 4: Survey checks and confirmations - 

Duration 1 day

Step 5: Town planning Analysis and approvals -

Duration: 2 days

Step 6: Review of applications and Grant of provisional Rights - 

Duration 3 days

Step 7: Acceptance of Rights and payment of Ground rent - 

Duration: 3 days

Step 8: Preparation and review of Title Deeds Print - 

Duration: 2 days

Step 9: Generation and approval of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) - 

Duration: 2 days

Step 10: Registration and Delivery of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) - 

Duration: 0-5 days

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