The names of foreign embassies that owe ground rent in Abuja have been made public by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The list shows that $5.36 million is outstanding in total.
gave the impacted organizations two weeks to make the necessary payments in a document titled Final Notice on Payment of Outstanding Ground Rent in the FCT.
On Tuesday, February 13, the list, which includes 43 embassies and high commissions in its “phase I – IV,” was made public by national newspapers.
Among the foreign nations with exceptional ground rent are Iraq, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Korea, Russia, Italy, and Spain.
Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zambia, and South Africa were among the African nations on the list.
“This notice is intended to advise allottees, property owners, and beneficiaries of the sale of Federal Government Houses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who are unable to pay or settle their outstanding ground rents for the year 2023. If payment is not made within two weeks of this publication, the titles will be revoked.”
“The names of allottees and corresponding outstanding ground rents are listed below for ease of reference.”
