The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has granted a final 14-day grace period to property owners in Abuja who violated land use regulations, giving them until November 25, 2025, to pay a ₦5 million conversion fee.
This was announced in a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts who converted their properties from residential to commercial use without proper approval.
According to Olayinka, the decision follows the expiration of the initial 30-day deadline given to allottees and title holders to regularize their land use. He warned that “failure to comply within the stated 14 calendar days grace period will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.”
The statement explained that the measure forms part of Wike’s efforts to encourage voluntary compliance before stricter enforcement begins.
“Sequel to the Public Notices made by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday 8th September 2025, Tuesday 9th September 2025, and Wednesday 10th September 2025, in some national dailies and online platforms, in respect of the reviewed Land Use/Purpose Clause of properties in the FCT, the general public particularly allottees/title holders of properties on the underlisted streets/locations of the Federal Capital City (FCC) are hereby informed that the 30 days period given for the payment of penalty/violation fee of ₦5 million and other applicable fees for Land Use Change/Conversion had since one month ago expired,” the statement read.
It further stated that Wike had “magnanimously granted a final grace period of 14 calendar days from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for all affected allottees/holders of properties along the said streets/locations to comply with the terms and conditions of the approval for land use change/conversion.”
The affected areas include Gana Street and Usuma Street in Maitama; Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro; Aminu Kano Crescent and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II; as well as Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya Street, and Onitsha Street in Garki II. Others are Ogbomosho Street, Lafia Close, Yola Street, Abriba Close, Danbatta Street, Ringim Close, and Ilorin Street in Garki I District.
In September, the FCT Administration had sanctioned several property owners for converting residential buildings to commercial purposes without authorization.
What You Should Know
The 14-day grace period announced by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike gives defaulting property owners a final chance to pay the ₦5 million land use conversion fee or face enforcement.
The directive targets areas in Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse, and Garki, where several residential properties have been illegally converted for business purposes.
