FG varieties committee to streamline shoreline venture approvals in Lagos 

The Federal Authorities has shaped a joint technical committee to streamline the licensing course of for shoreline developments in Lagos.

This follows an settlement between the Federal Ministry of Housing and City Growth (FMHUD) and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), as revealed in a press release on the FMHUD’s official web site.

The choice was made throughout a high-level assembly on April 30, 2025, on the FMHUD headquarters in Abuja.

The assembly was attended by the Minister of Housing and City Growth, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, and the Managing Director of NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, together with different senior officers from each companies.

The committee will set up a standardized regulatory framework for approving federal shoreline developments in Lagos, resolve overlaps within the companies’ tasks, and foster sustainable city growth alongside town’s coast.

“The Federal Ministry of Housing and City Growth (FMHUD) and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have agreed to strengthen collaboration and set up a unified customary process for licensing developments on the Lagos shoreline,” the assertion learn partly.  

It added, “To this finish, each events agreed to arrange a joint technical committee to outline customary procedures and streamline the method for licensing shoreline developments in Lagos.”

The assertion additional famous that the committee may even embrace representatives from different related stakeholders and can work on establishing enforceable, long-term tips.

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Talking on the assembly, Arc. Dangiwa harassed the necessity for inter-agency cooperation, describing it as important to resolving long-standing regulatory conflicts and making certain orderly growth.

“Our operations intersect and are related. We should act collectively to deliver order by making certain that our actions comply with a transparent regulatory framework that respects each the regulation and our respective institutional mandates,” he mentioned. We 

• The Minister additional defined that whereas FMHUD is chargeable for issuing and administering land titles on federal shorelines and driving nationwide city growth coverage, NIWA oversees inland waterway infrastructure, together with permits for water-based developments.
• He additionally acknowledged the position of the Lagos State Authorities in managing bodily planning and growth management inside its constitutional jurisdiction.
• Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, Managing Director of NIWA, welcomed the formation of the committee, describing it as a “important step” towards resolving conflicts which have traditionally hindered shoreline growth in Lagos.

“NIWA is dedicated to working with the Federal Ministry of Housing and different stakeholders to make sure that shoreline developments, particularly in Lagos, are carried out in a secure, lawful, and environmentally accountable method,” he mentioned. 

The assertion emphasised that the brand new committee marks a continuation of earlier consultations between the companies and aligns with the present administration’s agenda, which seeks to enhance coordination throughout federal establishments and promote sustainable infrastructure growth.