THE Lagos State government has introduced an electronic Geographic Information System (e-GIS) that allows digital access to all land-related data before a purchase is completed.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu launched the e-GIS portal, which streamlines the process of acquiring, documenting, and verifying land in Lagos. The portal has replaced manual paperwork with digital applications for land titles, eliminating the need for middlemen such as lawyers, surveyors, and registration agents.
The innovation allows individuals to verify, search, and apply for land titles, including Governor’s Consent, from their homes.
Additionally, the e-GIS portal has organized historical land records, merged them with current land titles, and stored transactional data on every parcel of land in the State’s cadastra.
This initiative has greatly simplified land allocation and enhanced transparency in land transactions.
Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed his joy at the successful launch of the e-GIS portal, emphasizing its role in making land information and services easily accessible to citizens and investors. He highlighted that the new technology-driven system aligns with the Smart City vision, promoting accountability, transparency, and improved service delivery.
The Governor also noted the reduction in transaction turnaround time on land acquisition and the enhanced collaboration among government agencies in the land administration ecosystem.
Finally, he highlighted that Lagos had joined the global league of cities using technology to create sustainable solutions by adopting the Momentum Land Administration Solution software.
The Governor said: “The software is a reliable tool that customises and streamlines business workflow. It aims for higher productivity to enhance revenue generation and secure our documents, while improving transparency and efficiency in land matters.
“I implore every staff member to key into this new system and put in your best into this job. The new system is seamless, secure and efficient in eliminating corruption and undue gratification in land administration. We must ensure Lagosians feel the new experience without any conditions attached to it.”
Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, said the e-GIS office was set up by Sanwo-Olu to streamline data of MDAs and create single database that would ease the troubles hitherto experienced by the public in land administration system.
For further data integration, Olajide said the Governor also established 20 e-GIS units across MDAs which required automated spatial data in their daily operations.
“This system has enabled us to adopt a participatory approach to ensure that we provide, enable, adapt and sustain not only the buildings and infrastructure built for the portal, but also protect public trust,” the Special Adviser said.
Head of Service (HOS), Bode Agoro, who started the project as Permanent Secretary in the Lands Bureau, said the Sanwo-Olu administration had created a data chain that could not be broken by any system, thanking the Governor for standing with the team during tough periods, while they worked to bring the project into a reality.
Agoro said before the Tinubu administration initiated EDMS, search period on land data and information used to take four week, which reduced to three days after EDMS kicked off.
“With Governor Sanwo-Olu’s e-GIS portal, every information about any state land will appear on the system at the click of a button. This is creating a chain that cannot be broken by any system.
“The new innovation has enabled us achieve data cleansing, just as it helps us sift out forged land titles in Lagos,” Agoro said.
