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0 INTRODUCTION
LANDS BUREAU
DIRECTORATES UNITS
Admin & Land Use & Land Land Land Land Finance &
Human Allocation Regularisation Services Transactions Registry Accounts
Resources Committee
LEGEND
Directorate with Primary
involvement with Processes
Directorate without Direct
involvement with Processes
Statutory Responsibilities
i. Land allocation at various existing Schemes in the State to the public
ii. Processing and issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O)
iii. Management of all existing Schemes in the State
iv. Administering Ground Rent and computation of Demand Notice
v. Management of Government Leases
vi. Technical Committee on Excision Matters
vii. Creation and Management of Residential & Industrial Schemes
viii. Dispute Resolution on Land Matters
ix. Regularisation of Federal Government Grants
x. Renewal of Leases
xi. Private Sector Developers’ Programme
xii. Processing Deemed Grant Consent (formerly Private C of O)
xiii. Other duties as may be assigned by His Excellency, the Governor.
(http://landsbureau.lagosstate.gov.ng/2017/05/16/land-use-and-allocation-committee/)
Identified Transactions
See SEQUENCE TRANSACTION LIST.xlsx
1.2.2 Land Regularisation
This directorate caters to the process of granting title to those who have erroneously
purchased uncommitted Government acquisition. The conditions precedent for
Regularisation are that:
i. The subject site must not fall within a Committed Government Acquisition.
ii. The subject site must not fall within an existing Forest Reserve or Agricultural
Land Use.
iii. The subject site must not fall on road alignment.
iv. The appropriate Setback must be observed.
v. The appropriate distances from Drainage Systems, Canals, Oil and Gas Pipelines,
Electricity Substation, High Tension Power Line, Electricity and Telephone poles,
Water Pipelines, etc., as laid down by Physical Planning and Town Planning Laws
must be observed.
vi. The subject site must fall within the permitted Regularisation Area.
(https://landsbureau.lagosstate.gov.ng/2017/05/16/directorate-of-land-regularisation/)
Identified Transactions
See SEQUENCE TRANSACTION LIST.xlsx
1.2.3 Land Services
The Directorate of Land Services as a key component of Lands Bureau is saddled with
the following responsibilities, among others:
i. Acquisition/Revocation matters.
ii. Compensation matters.
iii. Rectification of land titles.
iv. Village/Settlement Excisions.
v. Land Policy Formulation.
vi. Valuation of Land/Buildings and Equipment.
vii. Land disputes resolution and court appearances.
viii. Consultancy services to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). of
Government
(https://landsbureau.lagosstate.gov.ng/2017/05/16/directorate-of-land-services/)
Identified Transactions
See SEQUENCE TRANSACTION LIST.xlsx
1.2.4 Land Transactions (new)
This directorate caters to the applications for processing of Governor’s Consent to subsequent
transactions (Assignments, Subleases, Power of Attorney, Gifts and Mortgages) on land in line with the
provisions of the Land Use Act, 1978.
Identified Transactions
See SEQUENCE TRANSACTION LIST.xlsx
1.2.5 Land Registry
The Land Registry Directorate is a very sensitive part of the Bureau that is saddled with
the responsibility of keeping an up-to-date record of all land transactions in the State. It
is the only Agency of Government that is statutorily empowered to store registered
documents relating to land virtue of: Lagos State Lands Registration Law, 2015
Identified Transactions
See SEQUENCE TRANSACTION LIST.xlsx