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THE LAW THAT PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NAGIS
As a result of the signing into law of the Nasarawa Geographic Information Service (NAGIS), land administration in the state has recorded a defining milestone. Examining the implications of the law as it affects land administration and revenue generation in the state is key to appreciating the effort of the Almakura led administration in changing the narrative of Land administration in the state.
Land administration in states across the country is wrought with problems such as inability to meet the land requirements of the public, cumbersome process of getting the right-of-occupancy and Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O), frequent changing of public officers and government policies, poor record-keeping and inability of government to pay compensation in respect of acquired land and failure to harness land potential for revenue generation, among others.
This gave birth to the Nasarawa Development Platform, which has NAGIS as a major component maintaining a Geographic Information System (GIS) and Land Information System (LIS) to enhance land use and management in the state which, until recently, operated without legal backing as a corporate entity of government.
With the law in place, NAGIS has the mandate to compile and collate geospatial information and provide products and services derived from that and other information to the government and the general public.
As a corporate agency of government, NAGIS is established by law to be the repository and manager of survey information, cadastral maps and datasets in a well-structured GIS environment, in addition to providing support to the Land Use and Allocation committee.
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Nasarawa, World Bank to Begin Property Registration In 6 LGAs, Says NAGIS DG
-April 21, 2021
The Director General, Nasarawa Geographic Information Service
(NAGIS), Mr. Sonny Agassi has disclosed that the state government
in collaboration with World Bank, will start enumeration exercise on
property registration in selected Local Government Areas of the
state.
The collaborative exercise, will be conducted under Worlds Banks
State fiscal transparency, accountability, sustainability (SFTAS)
Program -for - Results (P for R), would be in Karu, Keffi, Nasarawa,
Akwanga, Lafia and Doma. Agassi stated this on monday, in a
Statement he issued and made available to newsmen in Karu, Karu
Local Government Area of the State. The NAGIS Chief Executive
said the enumeration exercise would affect both tenants and
their Landlords in the selected Local Government Areas.
Resident Enumerators will be visiting the local government areas
within the next six months for the exercise on property registration.
He appealed to ward and village heads, property owners
and tenants to cooperate and support the team for a hitch
free exercise.
Agassi reiterated the State Governments commitment to the
development of infrastructure to improve on the health
and standard of living of the people of the state, saying that
this was what informed on the collaboration between the Govt and
the World Bank.
"The idea is in line with the commitment of the state Governor ,
Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule to improve the infrastructural deficit,
provide additional hospitals, reduce the housing deficit and increase water supply," He said. (NAN)
General Public Announcement
Source: Daily Asset
https://dailyasset.ng/nasarawa-world-bank-to-begin-property-registration-in-6-lgas-says-nagis-dg/
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Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad, Lafia
The Director General of the Nasarawa State Geographic Information System (NAGIS), Mr. Sonny Agassi, has said property is now a bankable asset in the state. Mr. Agassi said this when the Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule, visited the NAGIS office in Karu recently.
He said, “The prompt signing of Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) for private property owners by Gov. Abdullahi Sule has opened a new chapter in the history of the state, as NAGIS is ever ready to ensure citizens and businesses obtain maximum benefits obtainable by using their bankable instruments to improve on the state’s economy. NAGIS is prepared to improve its services to serve every citizen of Nasarawa State and beyond.”
He said there had never been a time to obtain a C-of-O than now “given the zeal and commitment of the governor to liberalise the state’s economy to a 21st Century model where bankable assets grew an economy.”
Mr. Agassi further said the process of acquiring a C-of-O was relative to the size of land, and that the state charged the lowest rate in Nigeria, adding that the duration ranged from one to three weeks depending on some factors. Responding, Gov. Abdullahi Sule called on land owners in the state to acquire their title documents from NAGIS in order to enable them access facilities from banks and other organisations. The governor has already signed about 400 C-of-O in less than three months and directed that legal property owners should check for and collect them so as to allow them access facilities from different institutions and at the end engage in other businesses.
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/property-now-bankable-asset-in-nasarawa-nagis/
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Umar Muhammed, Lafia
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has signed about four hundred Certificates of Occupancy since assumption of office on May 29th.
The governor said this during a working visit to the Nasarawa Geographic Information System Office in Karu Local Government Area of the state, where he urged landowners in the state to acquire their title documents from the NAGIS in order to enable them access facilities from banks and other organisations.
While commending the efforts of the consultants and management of NAGIS for their commitment to providing needed data on all the landmass in the state, he appointed a nine-man management committee to take over from the consultants to study and know what it takes to run the system.
His said, “I call on you to cooperate with your consultants and see yourselves as opportuned to contribute your quota to the development of the state which is in dare need of development.
“I had already signed about four hundred CofOs in three months, I have spent in the office. I have also directed that CofOs for people of the state who are legal owners of lands be checked so as to allow the said landowners access facilities from different institutions and at the end engage in other businesses.”
https://punchng.com/gov-sule-signs-400-certificates-of-occupancy-in-three-months/
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Understanding NAGIS Law, As Nasarawa Pioneers Digital Land Administration
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