LandSight Puts Nigerian Property Verification on the Blockchain, Aiming to Curb Land Title Fraud

Nigerian proptech platform goes live on Hedera mainnet with tamper-proof verification certificates and automated on-chain verifier payments

LandSight, the Nigerian property verification platform helping buyers, including Nigerians in the diaspora, confirm that land is genuine before money changes hands, today announced that its blockchain verification layer is fully live on Hedera’s public mainnet. Every verification report approved on the platform is now anchored to a smart contract on a public blockchain, producing a tamper-proof certificate that any buyer, lawyer, or bank can independently confirm without having to take LandSight’s word for it.

Land title fraud remains one of the most persistent and costly problems in Nigeria’s property market: the same plot sold to multiple buyers, forged documents, and verification reports that carry no independent proof of authenticity. Diaspora buyers are disproportionately targeted because they cannot inspect properties or supervise transactions in person. LandSight was built to close that trust gap, with a simple promise: “Don’t send money home blind.”

“A PDF report can be edited. A WhatsApp forward can be faked. But a verification certificate anchored on a public blockchain cannot be quietly altered after the fact: not by a seller, not by an agent, and not even by us,” said Emmanuel Kolawole, Founder of LandSight. “That is what a lawyer in Lagos or a bank in London needs to see before real money moves.”

How LandSight Works

LandSight connects property buyers and owners with a network of independent, vetted verifiers who physically and documentarily assess a property, covering title authenticity, ownership history, and risk flags, and produce a verification report. Buyers pay for verification through standard Nigerian payment rails, and verifiers earn a commission on completed jobs.

The Blockchain Layer: Augment, Don’t Replace

Rather than replacing that existing infrastructure, LandSight has added a blockchain layer on top of it. Two things now happen automatically once a verification report is approved:

1. A tamper-proof certificate. The verification result, including which approved verifier produced it, is written to a smart contract on Hedera’s public ledger. Because the record lives on a decentralized network rather than only in LandSight’s own database, anyone can independently confirm that a given report is authentic and unaltered. If even a single detail changes, the on-chain record no longer matches.
   
2. Transparent on-chain verifier payments. When a buyer pays for a verification, the corresponding value moves into an on-chain escrow and is released to the verifier automatically the moment their report is approved. The result is a provable payment trail sitting alongside the provable verification record.
   

Why Hedera

LandSight initially built and tested its contracts on Ethereum-compatible test networks before consolidating on Hedera as its production chain, citing low, predictable transaction fees and Hedera’s native token service as the right fit for a payments-heavy product priced for the Nigerian market.

Live Infrastructure, Real Value

As of August 4, 2026, LandSight has completed its migration from test networks to Hedera’s production mainnet. The company has verified end-to-end that a property verification can move from report approval through to a completed on-chain payout to a verifier on live infrastructure.

About LandSight

Launched in March 2026, LandSight provides end-to-end property verification for buyers of land and property in Nigeria, with a particular focus on protecting diaspora buyers from fraud. The platform combines on-the-ground inspection, title and registry checks, and blockchain-anchored certificates. LandSight has been featured in The Guardian Nigeria.

For more information, visit https://www.landsight.ng or contact:

Media Contact Emmanuel Kolawole Founder, LandSight [email protected]