*May Resume Another Wave of Demolition from January If…
*Amnesty may rake in trillions of naira in Trade fair complex for LASG—Experts
As a way of soft landing for owners of every structure including plazas and buildings in Lagos State and mainly developments within the Lagos International Trade Fair complex built without planning permits and building plan approval from the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning & Urban Development, the Lagos State Government weekend, reintroduced Amnesty on Planning Permit for affected buildings without approval.
The new Amnesty period, according to the State Government is 61days, starting from 1st November- 31st December, 2025, within which owners of such buildings will be able to obtain Planning Permit without paying the stipulated penalty, but ONLY the prescribed fee.
This public service notice was made available to Business Hilights weekend from the Office of Physical Planning, Ministry of Physical Planning And Urban Development, Lagos State of Nigeria.
Already, real estate analysts have started making predictions on the level of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to come from Lagos trade fair complex if compliance is huge, saying considering the volume of new buildings in the last couple of years without Lagos State Government approvals, revenue coming from the amnesty may run into trillions of naira as no permit or approval of ordinary one floor building in Lagos is less than N5m not to talk of plazas that are usually two-storey structures.
WHERE TO APPLY
Interested persons are advised to within the given 61 days, submit their application through any other following two addresses:
1, LASPPPA DISTRICT OFFICES in the 57 LGAs/LCDAs
2, Electronic Planning Permit (EPP) Office, LASPPPA Headquarters, Oba Akinjobi Way,GRA, Ikeja.
REQUIREMENTS
* Title document / proof of ownership
* Survey plan
* Structural, electrical, and mechanical drawings (where applicable)
* Non-Destructive Integrity Test Report
* Letter of Structural Stability and Indemnity
* Land Use Planning Analysis Report (LUPAR)
* Evidence of Tax Compliance
* Other Supporting Documents
Efforts by Business Hilights to get the reaction of the ED/CEO of Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board (LITFCMB), Barr. Vera Ndanusa and the Chairman Trade Fair Stakeholders Association (TFSA), Chief Eric Ilechukwu on the meaning and implications of the notice from the Lagos State Ministry to owners of buildings that had approvals for their buildings and plazas from ONLY the Trade Fair Management Board failed at press time.
It was not clear if the sudden reintroduction of building approval amnesty which had long ended and closed in the state was reactivated back as part of soft landing for numerous property owners at the trade fair complex following recent wave of massive demolitions in the complex or it was a mere coincidence this time after all.
Besides, a usually reliable source at the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning And Urban Development confided on our correspondent that there are strong chances of another wave of demolitions in the trade fair complex or any part of the state any time from the expiration of the amnesty window which is January 1, 2026.
However, talking about the amnesty and Trade fair plazas, Business Hilights recalls that the leadership of Trade Fair Stakeholders Association (TFSA) had approached a Federal High Court seating in Lagos with a suit to determine their true landlord and who controls land management in the complex; as to whether it’s the Trade Fair Management Board, which is the agency of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment that is in charge in line with the International Trade Fair Establishment Act of 1977 or the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban development that is now giving them amnesty for ‘As-Built Approval’.
As the suit is yet to be determined, it is not yet clear if members of the TFAS will join in the amnesty or wait until the matter is determined to avoid contempt of court while enjoying Lagos State amnesty.
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