EFFECTIVENESS OF e–LAND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN NIGER STATE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AGENCY

Abstract

Land is one of the essential commodities of any nation’s development and it is essential to device methods for improving its management. The effect of the pressure on land and other natural resources is that communities develop a need to own land exclusively. This facilitates the emergence of various types of rights to use and develop the land as more permanent holdings. e-land documentationas a tool used in digital maintenance and keeping of land recordsandhelped to reduce the chance of corruption magnificently has been bedeviled with inherent challenges that impaired main focus. It is on this basis the study assess the significant impact of challenges associated with e-land documentation process in the Minna metropolis. The utilized simple random technique to sample 340 digitized title holders through closed ended questionnaires. The study utilized descriptive and inferential method of analysis to analyze the responses from the respondents. The result of the analysis revealed that Inadequate public education and enlightenment on new digital certification process, inadequate proper identification of parties to transactions and the lack of proper authentication of documents were identified as most important challenges associated with eland documentation process. The study therefore recommends that the process should ensure proper enlightenment to the government and stakeholder’s perception on the simplicity and easiness in digital certification for clearer delivery of land administration in Niger State.