The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Danghiwa, has said the ministry is working on establishing a National Land Commission in the country.
He made this disclosure at the Conference of Directors of Lands in the Federal and State Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, themed “Improving Land-Based Revenue of the Federating Units in Nigeria through Efficient and Effective Land Administration,” which was held in Lagos State on Wednesday.
He said, “Currently, we have a situation where the Land Use Act was enacted in 1978, but there was no complementary institution set up alongside it to provide the necessary framework, guidelines, and regulations for operationalising it. We are working to establish a National Land Commission that would fix this gap and chart a new way forward for effective land administration in the country.
“This will improve land titling and boost Nigeria’s ranking on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business where we…