Wike slashes C-of-O waiting time as FCT processes 26,272 titles

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has reduced the waiting period for landowners to obtain Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) to two weeks, as part of reforms aimed at removing bottlenecks in property documentation and improving the ease of doing business.
The reform comes as the administration, under FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, records 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy signed since President Bola Tinubu assumed office.
The figure represents a significant increase over the 8,697 C-of-Os produced and signed between 2010 and 2023, with the current administration processing 17,575 more certificates than were signed during the preceding 13-ye...