The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has stated that 90 per cent of Nigeria’s land remains unregistered, as he expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to work with states in addressing this.

He disclosed this in his remarks during the meeting with state commissioners responsible for lands and housing matters at the 13th National Council on Housing, Lands and Urban Development in Gombe, Gombe State.

Dangiwa informed participants at the council meeting of the Federal Government’s readiness to work with state governments to register, document, and title all land parcels, clarifying and securing land ownership to unlock development and investment.

Meanwhile, the minister revealed that the Federal government of Nigeria was set to partner with the World Bank to modernise land administration in Nigeria, by developing a National Land Digital System for the optimization of land transactions that would enable transparency, efficiency, and accessibility.