Buyer guides

What to know before you buy land in Nigeria

Short, practical guides written for buyers rather than for search engines. A buyer who understands what a C of O proves is a buyer we can sell to honestly.

Surveyors conducting a cadastral land survey

Title and documentation

What a Certificate of Occupancy actually proves

A C of O is the strongest title most Nigerian buyers will encounter, and it still does not answer every question. Here is what it covers, what it does not, and what to ask for alongside it.

August 2026

Title and documentation

Excision and gazette, explained without the jargon

Most land sold in Lagos and Ogun sits somewhere on the road between family land and a Certificate of Occupancy. Excision and gazette are the two milestones on that road, and knowing which one a plot has reached tells you most of what you need.

July 2026

Title and documentation

When a registered survey is all there is

Some plots are sold on a survey and nothing more. That is not automatically a fraud, but it is a different purchase with a different risk, and it should carry a different price.

July 2026