Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA says it has concluded plans to launch a ground rent portal that will enable customers download the ground rent bills and make online payments as well as obtain statements of accounts.
The Director Abuja Geographic Information Systems AGISS, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Jalo stated this while briefing Journalists in Abuja Nigeria’s capital.
Dr. Jalo further revealed that the new platform is expected to integrate with REMITA in line with the implementation of the Treasury Single Account TSA and ease of doing business strategy of the federal government given the prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Director disclosed that the administration has upgraded the AGIS Geospatial Data Centre to world class standard which is referred to as tier 3 to provide shared infrastructure required for the development of the Abuja smart city.
He explained that this upgrade is a critical requirement for the implementation of the digital economy drive of the federal government, adding that with this infrastructure, all FCT Secretariats, Departments and Agencies SDA computerisation requirement can be hosted.
Dr. Jalo also hinted that the administration has similarly upgraded the GIS software, which AGIS has been using since 2007 to the latest 2020 Geomedia Enterprise version to provide efficiency in the GIS data processing.
On a related development, the Director said that the FCT administration will soon commission the new Accelerated Area Councils Sectional Title Re-Issuance Scheme AACSTRIS project to fast track regularization of Area Councils’ titles as well as provide Certificate of Occupancy of Mass housing title holders which was hitherto a Public-Private-Partnership PPP project that was transfered to AGIS from E-Angel consortium.
The Director announced that the FCT Administration has acquired a new and fully equipped office, provided computers, power backup and also trained personnel to handle the operations of the AACSTRIS project at the Abuja Property Development company APDC complex adjacent to AGIS building.
This he noted will ensure a conducive working environment as AACSTRIS project is expected to commence by January 1, 2021.
