Comprehensive statutory insights into the Land Use Act 1978, Governor's Consent, Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), deed of assignment verification, family land sales, and land boundary dispute litigation in Nigeria.
Yes, an authentic, registered survey plan produced by a licensed surveyor is admissible and carries high evidential weight in boundary and trespass...
Yes. A defendant sued for civil trespass can successfully defeat the claim by establishing an easement of a public or private right...
No. Under Nigerian customary land law, family land is the collective property of all legitimate members of the family, and no individual...
No. Traditional rulers and community heads in Nigeria do not have the legal authority to seize or allocate individual landholdings without proper...
No. A receipt of payment, whether handwritten or printed, is not proof of legal ownership of land in Nigeria. It is merely...
Yes, with important limitations. Foreigners and foreign companies can own property in Nigeria through leasehold arrangements but cannot hold statutory rights of...
Generally no. In Nigeria, long-term tenancy, no matter how many years, does not by itself confer ownership of rented property on the...
No. Section 44 of the 1999 Constitution prohibits the compulsory acquisition of any person’s property by the government without prompt payment of...
Yes. Land grabbers, commonly called Omo Onile in Lagos and similar groups in other states, who forcibly seize land, demand money, or...
Yes. Failure to register a Deed of Assignment and obtain Governor’s Consent leaves a property buyer with only an unregistered equitable interest,...
