The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed a Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS) workplace in Abuja over alleged non-payment of floor lease spanning 25 years.
This motion was confirmed on Monday by the Senior Particular Assistant to the FCT Minister on Media, Lere Olayinka, through his X (previously Twitter) deal with.
In accordance with him, the FIRS workplace situated in Wuse Zone 5 was sealed as a part of an ongoing enforcement operation focusing on defaulters.
Along with the FIRS workplace, the FCTA additionally sealed off a property occupied by Access Bank at Wuse Market, which is reportedly owing 34 years of unpaid floor lease. A Complete petrol station in Wuse Zone 3 was additionally shut down on the time of this report.
Final Friday, the FCTA introduced that it could start enforcement actions from Monday, Could 26, 2025, focusing on 4,794 properties lately revoked as a result of non-payment of floor lease for durations starting from 10 to 43 years.
He additionally famous that the FCTA is finalizing a compliance audit for property homeowners who have been granted a 21-day grace interval to repay excellent floor rents starting from one to 10 years. “As quickly because the evaluation is full, acceptable motion might be taken,” he mentioned.
When contacted by Nairametrics, a senior FIRS official, who works on the organisation’s headquarters, additionally situated in Wuse Zone 5, confirmed that operations at their workplace remained regular. “I’m right here within the workplace, and every thing is ok. I don’t know which one is being referred to,” he mentioned.
Additional investigation revealed that there are a minimum of 4 completely different FIRS workplaces inside Wuse Zone 5, making it unclear which particular facility was affected by the FCTA’s enforcement motion.
