Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given property owners who violated land use regulations in parts of Abuja a final 14-day grace period to pay a N5 million conversion fee.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and social media, Lere Olayinka, made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the new grace period begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and applies to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts.
Olayinka stated that the decision followed the expiration of the initial 30-day deadline for affected allottees and title holders to regularize their land use.
“Failure to comply within the stated 14 calendar days grace period will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration,” he warned.
The statement further noted that the grace period is part of Wike’s effort to encourage voluntary compliance before the administration begins stricter enforcement measures.
Recall that early in September, the FCT minister fined some property owners in Abuja for converting their buildings to other uses without approval.
