Lagos Commissions Land Archive, Showcases Digital Land Administration
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Lagos State has commissioned the Lagos Land Archive and unveiled its electronic Geographic Information System as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu marked the state's first GIS Day.
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the Lagos Land Archive, a purpose-built facility designed to house and secure all hardcopy land documents, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led a guided inspection of the state's geospatial infrastructure to mark the maiden GIS Day 2026.
Construction of the archive began last year. With its completion, Lagos now hosts the largest land information storage facility in West Africa, combining hard and electronic data storage systems, the state said.
During the tour, the governor visited several units of the eGIS Office, including the Lagos State Physical Planning and Automation department, the Survey Information Centre, the GIS Centre and the Office of the Surveyor-General, where newly developed systems were demonstrated to show how spatial information can be turned into practical tools for land administration, planning, infrastructure, monitoring and decision-making.
Special Adviser to the Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr Olajide Babatunde, said GIS Day was an opportunity for the state to celebrate progress in building geospatial capabilities and to recognise the institution driving the innovation. He noted that Lagos began building the capability in 2016, launching successive stages of processes to reach its current e-GIS capability.
Babatunde said the institutionalisation of the Lagos State Geographic Information System (LAGIS) represents an important step in bringing the work together and establishing a stronger framework for how Lagos creates, manages and uses spatial information.
The archive and e-GIS upgrades are expected to support faster land documentation, improved urban planning and more coordinated responses to the infrastructure needs of Africa's largest city-state, the state said.