Nigeria's real estate market, valued at over $60 billion, offers vast opportunities for investors, developers, and homebuyers. However, property fraud remains a persistent challenge due to fragmented land registries across 36 states, limited access to official records, and inconsistent verification processes. These issues often lead to costly disputes, legal battles, and financial losses, particularly for first-time land buyers.
Founder's Personal Experience Sparks Solution
Entrepreneur Emmanuel Kolawole, with experience in fintech, healthtech, and real estate technology, launched LandSight to address these challenges. His motivation came from a personal near-miss with property fraud two years before founding the company. His family narrowly avoided a sophisticated scam involving fake documentation and a seemingly credible seller. Kolawole realized the lack of a reliable platform for verifying land ownership, which inspired him to create LandSight.
Platform Features and Integrations
Officially launched in March 2026, LandSight enables individuals, legal professionals, developers, and real estate practitioners to verify land ownership and property status before committing capital. The platform helps identify discrepancies, reduce transaction risks, and inform property decisions. Unlike many proptech products, LandSight's core challenge lies in building the data infrastructure. The company is integrating with government land systems like Lagos State's e-GIS and Ogun State's OLARMS to provide reliable records.
Kolawole emphasizes that the hardest part is not the app but obtaining accurate land data in Nigeria. Property fraud is often underreported, but LandSight aims to add transparency by serving as a verification tool that cross-references records and highlights red flags. It complements legal counsel, surveyors, and government agencies rather than replacing them.
Cross-Sector Experience Shapes Approach
Kolawole's fintech background emphasized secure transactions and data integrity, while his healthtech experience taught him to manage sensitive data in regulated environments. These lessons are applied to proptech, where legal frameworks, government records, and significant financial commitments require rigorous standards. LandSight plans a nationwide rollout, representing a growing trend of African tech ventures building tailored solutions for local challenges.
For Kolawole, LandSight is foundational digital infrastructure that can enhance trust, transparency, and efficiency in Nigeria's real estate sector. In a market long plagued by uncertainty, verified information is the cornerstone for safer property transactions, one plot at a time.
