/ Jul 02, 2026
/ Jul 02, 2026

BREAKING: FCTA seals Access Bank, Total filling station over unpaid ground rent

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed an Access Bank branch and a Total petrol station located in Wuse, Abuja, due to the non-payment of ground spanning 34 years.

This action is part of a broader enforcement initiative targeting property owners who have defaulted on their statutory obligations.

According to a letter sighted by Gong-News, the affected property is officially allocated to Rana Tahir Furniture Nigeria Limited, and not Access Bank directly. The letter, dated March 13, 2025, and signed by Chijioke Nwankwoeze, Director, Land Administration, reads:

“The Minister of Federal Capital Territory has in the exercise of powers conferred on him under the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, revoked your rights, interests and privileges over Plot No. 2456 within Wuse I, Cadastral Zone A02, Abuja.”

The FCTA cited continued default in ground rent payment as the reason for the revocation “The revocation is in view of your continued contravention of the terms and conditions of grant of the Right of Occupancy by failing to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for Thirty Four (34) years.”

The letter also stated that several notices and publications had been made since 2023, warning all allottees to clear outstanding bills.

The closures come in the wake of a significant crackdown by the FCTA, which recently revoked 4,794 land titles across Abuja’s prime districts—including Wuse, Maitama, Asokoro, and Garki—over unpaid ground rents spanning more than a decade. According to FCTA officials, a total of 8,375 property owners owe approximately ₦6.97 billion in ground rent arrears, some dating back over 40 years .

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The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, emphasized that the revocations were executed in accordance with Section 28(5) of the Land Use Act, which permits the government to reclaim land from titleholders who fail to meet the conditions of their occupancy rights.

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