Over 9,671 title owners who failed to pay their ground rent in 2023 are at the risk of losing their lands if they fail to pay within two weeks.
This is according to a publication by the Director of information and communication, FCTA Muhammad Hazat.
Top on the list are foreign embassies, which the administration said were owing over $5.3m for failing to pay in 2023.
The publication includes companies and individuals who are collectively owing N2,205,079,937.
The publication reads in part: “The FCT Administration hereby reminds the general public, particularly allottees of land(s) within the FCT, of their obligation to the FCTA as stipulated in the covenanted terms of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to wit to pay in advance without demand to the Honourable Minister, FCT, the annual ground rent from the first day of January of each year.
“All allottees, property owners, as well as beneficiaries of the sale of federal government houses in the FCT who could not pay or settle their outstanding ground rent for the year 2023 are hereby advised in their interest to ensure payment within two weeks from the date of this publication; failure of which such titles shall be revoked.”
