
Ministry of Lands Online Services
Look up a plot and buy an official Lands Register Printout online.
The Ministry of Lands Online Services site lets anyone buy a Lands Register Printout for a property, showing the plot's particulars, its current owner or owners and its full history of register entries. Visitors can use it without an account. Registered users matched to Ministry records also get a personal area with their properties, demand notices, statements, payment history and application file tracking.
What it does
All 8 features
- Lands Register Printout: search a property by LGA and number, confirm the transaction, pay and download the printout
- Printout shows plot particulars, current owner(s) and the full history of land register entries
- Use as a visitor without registering
- Optional registration, matched to the person's records in the Ministry's land system
- Personal zone for registered users: printout history and online payment history
- For registered property owners and stakeholders: their properties, statement and balance, demand notices and application file tracking
- Card payment with downloadable receipt
- Login with password or with a one-time token sent by SMS or email
How it works
Buy a Lands Register Printout
Buy a Lands Register Printout
Who uses it
People it serves
- Land buyers carrying out checks before purchase
- Property owners
- Lawyers, surveyors and estate agents
- Banks checking land offered as collateral
In practice
What it looks like
Before paying for a plot in Awka, a buyer orders a Lands Register Printout to see who the registered owner is and whether there are earlier entries on the plot.
A property owner signs in to see the demand notices on their property and track their application file.
Why it matters
What changes
- Land record checks without a trip to the Ministry
- Helps buyers avoid land fraud by confirming the registered owner
- Owners can follow their files and payments online