- The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has launched an electronic geographic information system (e-GIS), allowing users to access all data on state lands before purchasing.
- He also stated that with this development, anyone can verify, search, and apply for land titles, including the Governor”s approval, from anywhere.
According to the statement, “the e-GIS portal is a one-stop digital platform that revolutionises and sanitises the process of acquiring, documenting, and verifying land in Lagos.”
“ With the portal now live, applications for land titles have transitioned from the centuries-old manual paperwork into digital form, eliminating the need for middlemen and the associated costs applicants previously faced.”
Land grabbers who forcibly seize property from their rightful owners have been a problem for Lagos State over time. Nevertheless, with the release of the eGIS, it seems that this is now over.
The Governor claims that the new portal consolidates all land records from the nineteenth century with current land titles, preserves historical transactional information for each land parcel in the state’s records, and combines them…
Abdullah Ajibade
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