How to Conduct a Search at the Land Registry in Nigeria

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Ultimate Guide: How to Conduct Search at Land Registry Without Mistakes

• Directorate of Land Registry
• Head of Directorate
• Tokunbo Alli-Balogun
• Registrar Of Titles ( amalli-balogun@lagosstate.gov.ng )
• Functions and Activities

Lagos State Lands Registration Law 2015 ,The Land Registry coordinates the following:

• Registration of Deed/Assent/Vesting Deed, Court Judgment, Deed of Release, issuance of loss of documents, Certified True Copy (CTC), and conducting search.
• Registration of instrument affecting Land in Lagos.
• Administration of the Electronic Document Management System (E.D.M.S).
• Scanning of Title Documents commenced in February, 2005; so far more than 10.5 million pages of Title Documents have been scanned and achieved

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

DEED OF ASSENT – Letters of Probate / VESTING DEED – Letters of Administration

• Deed must be dated, signed and each page initialed
• Passport Photographs of all the Administrators/Executors to be attached to the Deed
• Front cover of Deed must be signed and sealed by Solicitor that prepared the Deed
• Spiral/Book binding
• Certified True Copy (CTC) of Root of Title
• Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Letter of Administration/Will
• Sworn Affidavit deposed by the Administrators/Executors attesting to the vesting.
• Original (for sighting) and 1(one) copy of a valid means of Identification of all the Administrator(s)/Executor.
• Payment Receipts

FOR LOST/DESTROYED TITLE DOCUMENTS:

• Affidavit of Loss (passport photograph attached)
• Police Report on the missing document with full details of Title
• Newspaper Publication in a National newspaper (i.e. ¼ (quarter) page)
• Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Title document
• 2 (Two) Extra sets of colored passport photograph (5 by 5) with white background
• Valid means of Identification of the Applicant (1(one) copy and Original (for sighting)
• Letter of Authority (where application is being processed on behalf of title holder)
• Original and Photocopy of Payment receipts
• Proof of Payment of grand rent or land use charge till date.
• Proof of processing of Governor’s consent from Director Lands Services

LAND CERTIFICATE – ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATE:

• Affidavit of Loss (passport photograph attached)
• Police Report on the missing document with full details of Title
• Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Title document
• 2 (Two) Extra sets of colored passport photograph (5 by 5) with white background
• Valid means of Identification of the Applicant (1(one) copy and Original (for sighting)
• Letter of Authority (where application is being processed on behalf of title holder)
• Original and Photocopy of Payment receipts

PROCEDURE

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