A GUIDE TO ACQUIRING LAND AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN GOMBE STATE
GOMBE STATE OF NIGERIA
GOMBE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
(GOGIS)
A GUIDE TO ACQUIRING LAND
AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
IN GOMBE STATE
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A GUIDE TO ACQUIRING LAND AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN GOMBE STATE
GUIDELINES, TIME AND ASSOCIATED COST TO REGISTER YOUR
PROPERTY
OVERVIEW
A Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) certifies the holder as a lawful owner of a piece of land.
To acquire a C of O, one must apply to register their land at the Gombe Geographic
Information Systems (GOGIS). The GOGIS Project was created in response to the immediate
need to provide Gombe State with modern and efficient land administration backed by
automated systems and fully trained staff that can produce, secure land titles.
A Certificate of Occupancy (CofOs) establishes the holder as the legal owner of a parcel of
land. In Accordance with the provisions of Gombe State Lands Administration and Gombe
Geographic Information Systems Establishment Law 2020 & Other Related Matters individual
and companies can register their property with the Gombe State Geographic Information
System (GOGIS), the legal backing can be accessed via. To obtain a CofOs, one must apply
and register their property with GOGIS following the guidelines below:
SN Procedures Time to Associated Cost
Complete
1. Obtain Land Registration application form through the GOGIS 1 day Free
Customer Service Centre:
An applicant only needs to visit the Gombe Geographic
Information Office along Government House Street GRA Gombe
State or download the application form at
Individual: https://mof.gm.gov.ng/download/application-for-
conversion-of-customary-title/
Organization:https://mof.gm.gov.ng/download/application-for-
conversion-of-customary-titleapplication-form-for-organisations/
2. Fill the form completely 1 day Free
Attach all the required documents which include the following:
A. Documents Required:
i. One Passport Photograph
ii. Evidence of payment for the processing of Right of
Occupancy.
iii. Proof of Identity: copy of National ID or Inter Passport
or Driver’s License or Voter’s Card.
iv. Proof of Ownership: Sale Agreement or Power of
Attorney or Deed of Assignment or Letter of
Administration or Allocation Letter or any other Legal
Transaction Documents. Also, Site Plan or Survey
Report or Coordinates or TDP.
v. Optional Requirements: Current Tax Clearance.
vi. Lost Documents: Police Report, Court Affidavit, and Two
Daily Newspaper Advertisements (One National and One
State).
Additional Documents required when an organization is applying
for land title include; CAC certificate, authorized
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representative contact ID, Memorandum and article of
Association
3. ⟡ Submit completed application form and relevant 1 days The processing fee
documents at GOGIS Customer Service Centre. (N15,000.00 for
individual
⟡ Making payments for processing fees /private
applicant, while
⟡ Application processing fee payments shall be made using any of N30,000.00,
the available payment channels: - N20,000.00 and
1. Any commercial bank in the State using the Gombe State N10,000.00 is for
Remita TSA account or GOGIS PAYDIRECT account. commercial,
2. GOGIS Customer Service located at along Government Institutional and
House Street GRA Gombe by POS using a debit card or credit NGOs
card to Gombe TSA Account respectively).
This payment can be made either by bank draft, cheque, or cash This payment is to
where upon the Bank then issues a Government Revenue Receipt. obtain R of O.
4 ⟡ The applicant will receive an acknowledgement letter after 1 day Free
submission of completed application form and payment of
processing fees,
⟡ The acknowledgement letter contains a list of all the 2 days for
documents as submitted by the applicant, while indicating the verification
application is received and will undergo further processing, of the
including the verification of the submitted documents. documents
submitted
Applicant may appoint a representative (applicant must submit the
representative ID) who will have authority to submit and collect
documents, receive and make calls to GOGIS Customer Service
Centre (0916 349 6046 or 0916 456 1443) from Monday to
Friday (8am to 4pm) OR info@gogis.org.
⟡ The application will go through several processes such as vetting 5 working
of all information and documents, verification of plot, billing, days
approvals that may be required, etc.
⟡ The applicant or representative will be notified of the application
processes within five working days or any other issue that may
require further information of documentation. Scheduled
interview with senior officer to clarify or resolve any issue with
applicant is also available. All communication with applicant or
representative is channel through GOGIS Call Centre via call and
SMS. (0916 349 6046 or 0916 456 1443).
⟡ Applicant or representative will be contacted for conveyance of 1 day Free
Right of Occupancy (R of O) or Offer letter. At this point
Acceptance letter will be signed by the applicant or
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representative and initial bill will be conveyed for payment by
the applicant for C of O production.
⟡ As soon as the C of O is ready for collection, the applicant or Working Free
representative will be notified via the GOGIS Call Centre via days
phone call or SMS to come and collect the certificate from the (Monday to
Customer Service Centre, upon collection of the certificate, the Friday)
applicant must present the copy of the acknowledgement letter
and for the representative must come with the submitted ID.
The cost implications of securing a land title have been consolidated
to only two payments
• The first payment is made at the point of submission of
application to cover for processing to Right of
Occupancy (R of O) and the amount is stated on the
application form depending on the type of application (i.e
Residential or Commercial Use as stated in step 3 above)
and the category of the applicant, (either Private or
Organization). See the back of sample forms attached for
further clarification (Appendix 1 or
https://mof.gm.gov.ng/download/dli-1-response-schedule-of-fees-
for-certificate-of-occupancy/)
• The second payment is the Initial Bill which is to be paid
at the time of collection of the R of O. This payment varies
based on the location of the property, the size, purpose and
purpose clause of the property (Appendix 1 or
https://mof.gm.gov.ng/download/dli-1-response-schedule-
of-fees-for-certificate-of-occupancy/)
The minimum time it takes to prepare the Right of Occupancy is
about one week. And since the data gathered during the
preparation of the R of O is used to process the Certificate of
Occupancy, once the payment of the initial bill is made the
preparation and production of the C of O can be completed within a
maximum of time of two weeks.
However, the whole process can be fast track to enable quick
conveyance should the need arises.
For any inquiry concerning Land or Property Registration
contact GOGIS Customer Service Centre: 09163496046 or
09164561443 from Monday to Friday (8am to 4pm) OR
info@gogis.org.
Director General
Gombe Geographic Information Systems
Gombe State
th
4 December, 2022
