By Ameh Gabriel
President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGoF) from the Federal Ministry of Works to the Presidency.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Thursday and presided over by the President at the State House.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the strategic move is aimed at enhancing the coordination and use of geospatial data across critical sectors of governance, including infrastructure planning, security operations, and land administration.
Though the minister did not disclose detailed reasons behind the reassignment, it reflects the administration’s broader reform agenda and its increasing emphasis on leveraging geospatial intelligence for national development.
The Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation is Nigeria’s principal mapping authority, mandated to provide essential geospatial information, services, and support for national development initiatives.
