In 2011, the Lands Management carved was out of the erstwhile Lands Service Department to be a fully operational department by former Governor, His Excellency Otunba Gbenga Daniel-led administration. The department administers the State’s resources for Bureau of Lands and Survey in the following process: Promotion and management of government sites and services schemes, Land allocation at various existing and new schemes in the State to qualified applicants.  The department is also responsible for the management of all existing schemes, management of government leases, processing and approval of requests for public-private sector joint venture estate development, regulation of private estate development especially within government acquisition, Acquiring land for the State government, determination and payment of compensation for compulsorily-acquired land as provided under the Land Use Act and computation of demand notice.