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.
A Deed of Gift is a formal legal instrument transferring ownership of real property voluntarily without monetary payment, and once fully perfected...
No, you do not lose ownership simply by leaving fenced land vacant for 15 years, provided no third party has maintained adverse...
8217; Under Nigerian property jurisprudence, where two or more competing equities exist over the same parcel of real estate, the first in...
No. You cannot unilaterally demolish the wall yourself through self-help; you must establish the boundary encroachment through a registered surveyor and obtain...
A Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) is the primary land title document issued directly by the State Governor to the first...
No. A sale of ancestral family land by the family head without the consent and concurrence of the principal members of the...
No. You cannot lawfully erect a wall or fence to block an access road or pathway that your neighbors have openly used...
Building any residential or commercial structure directly under or within the statutory safety corridor of high-tension electricity transmission lines is illegal, and...
No. Female children cannot be excluded or denied their fair share of their late father’s estate anywhere in Nigeria, as any customary...
Yes. You can sue a registered surveyor in Nigeria for professional negligence, breach of contract, and fraudulent misrepresentation if they prepare an...
