Eliminating Bureaucracy and Enhancing Efficient Land Management under the Lagos Integrated Land Administration Automation System

Unlocking the economic potentials of land through technology-driven land management processes is a mission of Governor Babajide Sanwolu’s THEMES Plus Agenda for achieving a 21st century economy in Lagos. Recently, the Lagos State, Nigeria, Governor formally inaugurated an Integrated Land Administration Automation System, which is the application of advanced technology to land management processes. In this briefing paper, I examine the adoption of the Automation System and identify its functionalities with respect to efficient land management in Lagos. This paper finds that under the Automation System, eliminating bureaucracy and enhancing efficient land management are attainable for a 21st century Lagos economy.