The Oyo State Government has announced plans to introduce a digital system for building and survey plan approvals.
The Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, disclosed this during a meeting with zonal directors of town planning offices across the state.
According to him, the new system is designed to make approvals more transparent and traceable, reducing leakages and irregularities associated with the previous manual process.
“The new digital plan approval system will be fully automated and include security features such as barcodes to validate every approved document,” Akin-Funmilayo said. “This will ensure efficiency and curb corruption in town planning operations.”
The commissioner also instructed enforcement and monitoring teams to clamp down on developers or individuals who violate planning regulations. He assured residents that the system will allow building approvals to be processed remotely, saving time and eliminating the need for intermediaries.
The state government previously conducted a 60-day online building permit amnesty programme in 2024, aimed at regularising unapproved structures and processing new approvals.
Akin-Funmilayo urged property owners to fully cooperate with the new digital initiative, which the government said is designed to be user-friendly and corruption-free.
