{
  "id": 1316655,
  "title": "Wike signs 26,272 C-of-Os in three years, surpassing 13-year record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/wike-signs-26-272-c-of-os-in-three-years-surpassing-13-year-record-1316655",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T17:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/wike-signs-26272-c-of-os-in-three-years-surpassing-13-year-record/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has signed 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) since President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, surpassing a 13-year record set between 2010 and 2023. According to the FCT Administration, the number of C-of-Os signed by Wike is 17,575 higher than the 8,697 produced during the same period under previous administrations led by President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari. This achievement aligns with President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and aims to facilitate ease of doing business in the FCT. The streamlined process for issuing C-of-Os, including an automated notification system, ensures land allottees receive their documents within two weeks of making necessary payments. The FCT Administration also granted 2,521 Consents to Assign and 177 Consents to Mortgage during Wike's tenure, compared to 753 and 180 under Jonathan's administration, and 684 and 164 under Buhari's administration.",
  "summary": "FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has signed 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy, significantly surpassing previous records and streamlining the C-of-O process. Read More: https://punchng.com/wike-signs-26272-c-of-os-in-three-years-surpassing-13-year-record/",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}