Land Law in Nigeria
Author | : Adefi M. Olong |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789788422648 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788422640 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This study, in nineteen chapters, deals with the various issues pertaining to land law in Nigeria. Namely: Concept of ownership; ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; individual land ownership; family land ownership; alienation under customary law; nature of customary tenancy; pledge; the law of property; an overview of the effect of the Land Use Act on customary ownership of land; The Nigerian Land Use Act; Land Use Act 1978; ways of declaration of title to land; legal mortgage; the position of landlord and tenant; the procedure for recovery of premises under the recovery of premises law; classification of right of occupancy; nature of prescription; march towards the reform of the Land Use Act.