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.
An unregistered deed of conveyance passes an equitable interest and possession to you, but it is inadmissible in a Nigerian court to...
No, not unless the Power of Attorney explicitly and unambiguously grants the donee the specific authority to convey the property to themselves....
No. A tenant for life has only a life interest terminating upon their death, and cannot sell or transfer the absolute fee...
No. Under the Statutes of Limitation operating in Nigerian states, your right to institute legal proceedings to recover land is barred if...
No. A contractual clause or covenant in a land conveyance imposing a total, indefinite restraint on alienation is void as contrary to...
You are exposed to severe title risk, because Nigerian law requires a purchaser of land to trace a good root of title...
Yes. You can sue the adjoining landowner and their structural contractors in the High Court for negligence, nuisance, and breach of the...
No. Under Section 28 of the Land Use Act 1978 and Supreme Court precedent, a State Governor can only revoke a right...
Yes. You can sue the land vendor in the High Court for fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of the implied covenant of good right...
A lis pendens is a formal registered notice warning the public that a property is the subject of active litigation, and any...
