About BOGIS

Regulation 5 (2) of Borno State Land Use Regulations, 2022 The new digital Certificate of Occupancy is the only official document that certifies the bearer as the holder of the Right of Occupancy. The new digital Certificate of Occupancy is the only transactional document that banks, other financial institutions, and law enforcement agencies may accept as evidencing title to the land described therein.

Regulation 15 (1) of Borno State Land Use Regulations, 2022 All holders of a Statutory or Customary Right of Occupancy within Borno State shall on or before the 31st day of December 2023 submit a Recertification Application Form to BOGIS. The Governor may at his discretion increase or reduce the application processing fee during the timebound recertification exercise.

Section 15 of Land Registration Law Cap. 77 Laws of Borno State 1994. No instrument shall be pleaded or given in evidence in any court as affecting any land unless the same shall have been registered in the proper office as specified in section 3.