Kano State government has directed residents and property owners to recertify their landed property before January 31, 2025 or have them invalid.  Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Abduljabbar Mohammad Umar, issued the directive yesterday while journalists in the capital.
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According to him, government is reinforcing the urgent need for registration or renewal of landed properties in public interest.  He reminded that the ministry, in line with the ongoing reformation exercise, provides an avenue for obtaining land documents in an affordable and seamless process to strengthen land titles in Kano.

The commissioner hinted that the order is being spearheaded by the ministry through the Kano State Geographic Information System (KANGIS).  While urged property owners to seize the limited period to validate their properties, Umar warned that non-compliant title would be invalidated at the end of January.

He said: “If you may recall, on the 25th of November 2024, specifically, during the re-commissioning of the KANGIS building, the governor made an important announcement to the world when he officially flagged off the recertification exercise of all current Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) issued by the state government.

“I wish to remind the general public that in this administration’s efforts to provide an avenue for obtaining land and documents affordably and seamlessly, as well as secure and strengthen land titles in the state, the latest and state-of-the art infrastructure has been provided at the Kano State Geographic Information System (KANGIS).

“The system is to provide accurate and reliable records through eliminating manual processes, and thereby minimising errors, manipulation of land files and titles, and delays in processing transactions. This will also make land ownership verification and updates more straightforward.”
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