FG partners UK Agency on land compensation rates, methodologies

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has began a landmark partnership with the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV), a renowned UK-based professional body specializing in agricultural and rural valuation.
The collaboration aims to leverage the expertise, knowledge and experience of CAAV towards finalizing the long overdue review and update of methodologies for compensation rates for public land acquisition in Nigeria, with a focus on crops and economic trees.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by SA Media & Strategy to Hon. Minister
Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mark Chieshe.
It said the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, in London emphasized the significance of the partnership in the context of Nigeria’s ongoing land reforms.
He noted that the programme marks a critical step in the country’s efforts to review, update and harmonize land compensation rates and standards in line with global best practices.
“This collaboration is vital to our ongoing reforms, designed to tackle the systemic challenges in land governance and administration. By leveraging the specialist knowledge of institutions like CAAV, we are confident in developing a framework that is both effective and sustainable,” Minister Gwarzo said.
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