Registered Land Surveyor in Lagos State:

What It Means, Why It Matters, and How to Never Get It Wrong

What Is a Registered Land Surveyor in Lagos State?

A registered land surveyor in Lagos State is a professional licensed by the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), a member of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyor Lagos state chapter, enrolled on the Lagos State Surveyor-General's portal, and legally authorised to produce survey plans that the Lagos State government officially recognises — plans that can be lodged, traced, referenced in court, and used to process a Certificate of Occupancy or Governor's Consent.

That final part is what everything else depends on. "Officially recognised" means three non-negotiable things: the survey is lodged on the Lagos State government portal, it has a Record (Red) Copy the Ministry of Lands can independently verify, and it carries the surveyor's SURCON seal — bearing their registration number and "Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON)" in full. Remove any one of those three, and the plan you are holding is not a legal document. It is paper.

In Lagos State, every registered land surveyor is assigned a unique SURCON registration number. That number is on their seal, on every plan they produce, and on every official invoice they generate through the Lagos State portal. It is how the government tracks them, how clients verify them, and how courts identify them when boundary disputes go to litigation.

OME Land Surveyor and Consultant — the survey department of OME Buildway Contracting Limited — operates under SURCON Registration Number 6226. Every survey plan we deliver is lodged on the Lagos State government portal. Every client gets a Red Copy on record. That is the standard. Anything less is a risk you cannot afford.

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What Happens When You Hire an Unregistered Surveyor in Lagos

This is the conversation nobody has with you before you hand over your money on a piece of land in Ajah or Ikorodu or Ibeju-Lekki. So we are going to have it now.

The most dangerous myth among Lagos property buyers is that anyone can do a survey. Someone shows up with equipment, measures your land, stamps a plan, and you assume the job is done. It is not. What you have received is a document that looks legitimate but carries none of the legal weight of a registered survey. And when things go wrong — a government acquisition, a boundary dispute with a neighbor, a challenge at the Ministry of Lands — there is no record of your survey anywhere in the Lagos State system, no professional license to hold anyone accountable, and no recourse.

⚠️ The Real Consequences — This Happens in Lagos

Unregistered survey plans cannot be verified by the Lagos State government. Any document built on top of an unregistered survey — your Deed of Assignment, your C of O application, your Governor's Consent — inherits the same weakness. When the Ministry of Lands cannot trace your survey on their portal, your title processing stalls and fails entirely.

In disputed cases, courts request the official portal records of both parties' survey plans. If your plan is not on the portal, you have no official record to present. Your neighbor's registered plan wins by default.

In the most serious cases — particularly where land falls under government acquisition — a survey plan that does not exist on the Lagos State portal offers you zero protection. The result is demolition, forfeiture, and no one to hold responsible.

The unregistered person who surveyed your land has no professional license to lose. They have no seal that can be revoked. They have no record on any government system. They took your money and disappeared, and the Lagos State government has never heard of them.

📌 OME Land Surveyor and Consultant

SURCON Registration Number: 6226. Survey department of OME Buildway Contracting Limited. We cover all of Lagos State — with active jobs across Ajah, Lekki, Kosofe, Ogudu, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, and beyond.

Every survey we conduct is processed through the Lagos State government portal. Every plan we deliver has a Red Copy lodged with the Surveyor-General's Office at Alausa. You can verify us before you pay a single naira.

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How to Verify a Registered Land Surveyor in Lagos State Before You Pay

Lagos has no shortage of people who will describe themselves as surveyors. Here is exactly how you confirm the person in front of you is the real thing — in the order you should ask.

The OME Verification Checklist

✔Ask for the official Lagos State portal invoice. A registered surveyor can only generate this invoice by logging into the Lagos State government survey portal with their personal credentials. The invoice displays their name and SURCON registration number. Confirm the name on the invoice matches the person you are dealing with. This is the single most reliable verification in Lagos State because the portal itself is the government's own system.

✔Ask for their SURCON registration certificate. Every registered surveyor holds a physical SURCON certificate confirming their licensed status. Ask to see it. The registration number on the certificate must match the number on the invoice and on their seal.

✔Ask for their Letter to Practice in Lagos State. This is a separate document issued by the Lagos State Surveyor-General's Office confirming the surveyor is enrolled to practice in Lagos specifically. A surveyor registered with SURCON nationally but not enrolled in Lagos State cannot legally lodge plans on the Lagos State portal.

✔Cross-check the SURCON public register. SURCON maintains a list of all registered surveyors. While it is not always instantly accessible online, it exists and can be referenced. When in doubt, contact SURCON directly to confirm a registration number.

At OME Land Surveyor and Consultant, we will show you our SURCON certificate, generate the official portal invoice in front of you, and walk you through the verification process before a single payment is made. SURCON Reg. No. 6226. That is our commitment to transparency — and it is the standard every legitimate surveyor in Lagos should meet.

What a Professional Land Survey in Lagos State Actually Looks Like

When you hire a registered land surveyor in Lagos State, you are not just paying for someone to measure your land. You are paying for a government-integrated, digitally-recorded, professionally-sealed process that ties your property permanently to the Lagos State land information system. Here is every stage of that process — exactly as OME Land Surveyor and Consultant executes it.

The Official Invoice — Generated from the Lagos State Portal
Before we set foot on your property, we generate your official invoice through the Lagos State government survey portal. This is not a handwritten receipt or a typed PDF. It is a system-generated document produced using our government-issued portal credentials — credentials tied directly to SURCON Reg. No. 6226. The invoice records the job, captures payment, and creates the first official government-side record of your survey. Once you make payment, the job is formally open in the system. No legitimate surveyor in Lagos bypasses this step.
Field Data Acquisition — GNSS Connected to the Lagos CORS Network
Our team mobilises to your site with GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) equipment connected to the Lagos State government's Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network. This means every coordinate point we acquire on your land is referenced to a single, government-controlled geodetic baseline — accurate to the millimetre. Every parcel surveyed in Lagos State by a registered surveyor shares the same reference framework, which is precisely what makes boundary disputes resolvable and ownership positions traceable and defensible.
Beaconing — Planting the Legal Boundary Markers
For a standard residential plot with four corners, four concrete survey beacons are physically planted at each corner. More corners means more beacons. Where your plot is already fenced and beacon placement is not physically possible, every corner is still precisely measured and recorded — the coordinates appear on your survey plan and on the Lagos State portal, even without a physical beacon in the ground. These beacon coordinates are not just land markers. They are the legal boundary description that will appear in your Deed of Assignment. The Lagos State government references these specific coordinates to determine where your land begins and ends. Without registered, portal-recorded beacon coordinates, your Deed of Assignment cannot carry an accurate, government-recognised boundary description.
Data Upload to the Lagos State Portal — Creating the Red Copy
All field data is uploaded to the Lagos State government survey portal. This upload — combined with your payment already recorded in the system — produces the
Red Copy the permanent, government-held record of your parcel's existence and boundaries. The Red Copy is the only record the Lagos State government officially references for any claim, dispute, title application, or court proceeding involving your land. It cannot be lost. It cannot be tampered with. It is the Lagos State government's own database entry for your property.
Delivery of Your Survey Plan Copies
You receive four sun-print copies and two clothed sun-print copies of your registered survey plan — each bearing the SURCON seal with Reg. No. 6226, the beacon coordinates, and all legally required information. These are the physical copies you keep, submit to your lawyer for Deed of Assignment preparation, and use for title processing. The official record — the one that never deteriorates and can never be disputed — remains permanently on the Lagos State portal as the Red Copy.

⚠️ A Signed Plan Without a Red Copy Is Not a Legal Document

A survey plan that has been signed and sealed by a registered surveyor but never lodged on the Lagos State portal has no Red Copy. It cannot be verified by the Ministry of Lands. It cannot be used to process a C of O or Governor's Consent. It cannot be referenced in court. In practical terms, it does not legally exist in the Lagos State land information system.

Always confirm — before you pay — that your surveyor will lodge your plan on the Lagos State portal and that a Red Copy will be created. If they cannot do this, they are not registered.

Lagos State Survey Zones and the Official Fee Scale

The cost of a land survey in Lagos State is set by the Lagos State government — not by individual surveyors. Lagos is divided into four zones based on land value and location, and the official minimum professional fee is tied directly to your zone and plot size. We have the full breakdown so you know exactly what to expect before you make a single call on our blog
How Much Is Land Survey In Lagos State .

For multi-level buildings, each unit is treated as a separate survey, with fees determined by the zone the building sits in.

The total fee has two components: 80% goes directly to the Lagos State government as the Ministry of Lands (MDS) charge — this is the lodgement fee that creates your Red Copy. The remaining 20% covers the surveyor's site and office work. You are not paying a surveyor to pocket your money. You are largely paying the Lagos State government to officially record your ownership.

⚠️ If the Price Is Below the Scale — Walk Away

Any surveyor offering to survey and document your land below the official minimum fee cannot register your plan. The reason is mathematical: the government's MDS charge alone accounts for 80% of the minimum fee. A surveyor who undercuts the scale is not giving you a discount. They are giving you an unregistered survey plan — and you will not find out until it is too late.

The Scale of Fees is the minimum below which registration is physically impossible. It is not a negotiation point.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between "Free" land, "Committed" land, and "Excision" in Lagos?

Think of it as a traffic light. Red means the land is under government acquisition — it belongs to the Lagos State or federal government, and buying it is buying a problem. Yellow means the land sits in an uncommitted acquisition zone, such as a regularisation area — not fully acquired, not fully clear, and navigable only with proper professional guidance. Green means the land is either free (never acquired) or excised — excised land has been formally released from government acquisition back to the community, giving it the clearest path to a registered title. A registered surveyor can run a search at the Surveyor-General's office in Alausa to tell you exactly which light applies to any parcel before you buy. Read our full guide to Excision, Free Land, and Committed Land in Lagos →

Can I use a survey plan that has not been lodged on the Lagos State portal to process a C of O or Governor's Consent?

No. An unlodged survey plan — one with no Red Copy on the Lagos State government portal — has no official standing with the Ministry of Lands. It cannot be verified, it cannot be referenced, and it cannot support any title processing. If you purchased a property using an unlodged survey plan, that plan must be replaced with a properly registered one before your title can be perfected.

Why does a registered survey plan matter for my Deed of Assignment?

Your Deed of Assignment — the legal document that transfers ownership from seller to buyer — must contain the precise boundary description of your land. That description is derived directly from the beacon coordinates recorded on the Lagos State government portal by your registered surveyor. Without a registered survey with portal-recorded coordinates, your Deed cannot carry an accurate, government-recognised boundary description. This is how foundational the survey is: every other title document you produce is built on top of it.

What happens if my survey reveals a boundary encroachment by a neighbour?

Your registered surveyor documents the encroachment accurately and advises you accordingly. Resolution of a boundary dispute ultimately goes to court — and this is exactly where the Red Copy becomes your most powerful asset. Courts in Lagos request the official portal records of both parties' survey plans. If your plan is lodged and your neighbour's is not, you have an official government-recorded boundary position and they do not. A registered survey does not just describe your land. It defends it.

How do I spot a fake survey plan in Lagos?

The key red flags are: no SURCON seal with a registration number on the plan, a fee quoted below the official minimum Scale of Fees for your zone, no portal-generated invoice before work began, and a "surveyor" who cannot produce their SURCON certificate or their Lagos State Letter to Practice. Read our complete guide to identifying fake survey plans in Lagos →

How do I get started with OME Land Surveyor and Consultant?

Call or WhatsApp us on 0902 523 4582. We will assess your land, confirm your zone and applicable fee, generate the official Lagos State portal invoice in your presence, and walk you through every stage of the process. We are based in Ikorodu and cover all of Lagos State — from Ibeju-Lekki and Ajah to Kosofe, Ogudu, Lekki, and beyond. SURCON Reg. No. 6226.

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