Buying land should feel exciting like a milestone.But in Nigeria, that excitement can quickly turn to regret, especially if you ignore one thing: the land title. A lot of land buyers just nod along when they hear terms like C of O, Excision, Governor’s Consent, while others assume that if the land looks okay and the price feels right, then everything must be fine.Until it’s not. You hear...
July 2025
Introduction to Land Banking While stocks rise and fall and crypto tweets spark panic, land has remained one of the most proven and timeless assets, especially in fast-developing countries like Nigeria. In 2015, a man bought a plot of land in Ibeju-Lekki for ₦800,000. He didn’t build on it. He didn’t fence it. He didn’t even visit it for years. Fast forward to 2024, and that same...
Joy stared at the picture on her phone, heart pounding with excitement. A perfect piece of land. In a "hot location."And from all the agent had said, it was appreciating fast. He had told her that someone else was eyeing the land too. If she didn’t act now, she might miss it forever. Also, she was advised not to tell anyone, not even her family.“You know how people are,” he had said,...