Every bad Lagos property story starts the same way: someone saw a document that looked official, felt reassured, and paid. The C of O is the single most important piece of paper in a Lagos property transaction — and also the most commonly faked, forged, or quietly invalid one. Looking legitimate and being legitimate are…
Most diaspora property mistakes don’t happen because of fraud. They happen because of sequence — paying before verifying, trusting before confirming, moving fast because the “opportunity” felt urgent from six thousand miles away. The buyers who get this right aren’t the ones with the most money. They’re the ones who follow the process in order….
Ask five people what ₦50 million gets you in Lagos property and you’ll get five different answers — most of them wrong in one direction or the other. Some assume it’s enough for a decent flat on the Island. Others assume it barely covers land fees. Neither is quite right, because the honest answer depends…
