Of all the documents involved in a land purchase, the survey plan is probably the least understood by first-time buyers — and one of the most important. People often assume it's just a formality, a piece of paper that comes bundled with the land. In reality, it's the document that legally and physically defines exactly...
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Many first-time land buyers assume that once they have a valid title — a C of O, for example — they can use the land however they please. This is a common, and sometimes genuinely costly, misunderstanding. Land titles in Nigeria typically specify a designated use, and building the wrong type of structure on land...
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Best Areas To Buy Land In Ibadan By DEVALOP RESEARCH TEAM Not every good piece of land makes a good investment, and not every "prime area" still has room to grow. If you're buying land in Ibadan with appreciation in mind — rather than immediate building plans — the areas worth watching aren't necessarily the...
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By DEVALOP.COM Newsroom | August 19, 2026 Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has opened a formal investigation into the country's leading cement manufacturers, including Dangote Cement, BUA Cement and Lafarge Africa, over suspected coordinated price manipulation. The announcement, made on Tuesday, August 18, has sent ripples through the real estate and construction...
Read MoreImagine saving up for years, finally finding the perfect plot of land in Ibadan or a sleek new car in Lagos, and paying for it with crisp, cash notes. You sign the papers, shake hands, and walk away feeling like a property owner. But according to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, you might have just...
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Most people know Amancio Ortega as the billionaire founder of Zara and its parent company, Inditex. But behind the retail giant lies a quiet, calculated, and remarkably aggressive strategy in a completely different sector. Through his private investment company, Pontegadea, Ortega has amassed a commercial real estate portfolio valued at over $25 billion. Today, he...
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The 110-kilometer Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road is undeniably the most transformative infrastructure project in modern Oyo State history. It is designed to encircle the Ibadan metropolis, ease traffic, and unlock massive economic corridors. As a result, there is a fierce real estate rush in Ido Local Government Area—specifically in rapidly emerging hubs like Bako, Fenwa,...
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Manual Building Permits: The End of an Era for Lagos Real Estate For decades, the imagery of property development in Lagos was defined by "dusty files, long queues, and missing documents." Developers faced a labyrinth of bureaucratic delays and opaque manual building permit applications that tethered Africa’s most ambitious megacity to the 20th century. That...
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Ask anyone who's bought land in Ibadan for long enough, and they'll have a story — or know someone who does — about "omo onile" trouble. The term literally means "children of the soil," referring to the original landowning families in an area. Most omo onile transactions are completely legitimate, and the vast majority of...
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