Land law in Nigeria / Adefi M.D. Olong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olong, Adefi M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigeria. Land Use Act 1978.

Nigeria.

Real property--Nigeria.

Real property.

Land tenure--Law and legislation--Nigeria.

Land tenure.

Land use--Law and legislation--Nigeria.

Land use.

Land reform--Law and legislation--Nigeria.

Land reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lagos : Malthouse Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 re

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Cases cited; Statutes; Contents; Chapter 1 - Land per se; Any precise definition of land?; Appraisal and critique of definitions of Land; Whither the doctrine Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et da inferos and Quic quid plantatur solo, solo credit? ; Understanding the Common Law concept of land; Quic quid plantatur solo solo cedit and the rule of Customary land law in Nigeria; Removal of Fixtures; Sources of Nigerian Land Law; Nigerian Legislation; Chapter 2 - Concept of ownership; Methods of providing ownership of land

The character of possession Chapter 3 - Ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; Meaning of communal land; Ownership of land by the community; Origin of communal land; Management of communal land; Rights of members to communal land; Strangers as regard communal land; Communal lands and contemporary developments; Chapter 4 - Individual land ownership; Defining individual land ownership; Origin of individual land ownership; Alienation of individual land; Chapter 5 - Family land ownership; What then is a family?; Origin of family land; Rights of members over family land

Some explanatory terms/distinctions as regards family land ownership Chapter 6 - Alienation under customary law; Acquisition of family land and its relevance to alienation; Alienation of family land; Requirement for a valid alienation of family land; Void and voidable alienation; Validity of sale of family land under customary law; Chapter 7 - Customary tenancy; Nature of customary tenancy; Defining customary tenancy; Terms associated with customary tenancy; How customary tenancy can be created; Classes of customary; Obligation of the overlord; Rights of the overlord

Duties of the customary tenant How customary tenancy can be determined; Forfeiture re-defined; Chapter 8 - Pledge; Definitional clarification; Essentials of a pledge; Reasons for pledge; Comparison between a lien, mortgage and pledge; Rights of a pledge; Duties of the pledge; Perpetual redeem ability of a pledge; Absence of written documents as evidence; Unauthorized alienation by the pledgee; Chapter 9 - The law of property: definition of terms; Classification of property; Chapter 10 - An overview of the effect of Land Use Act on customary ownership of land

Persons in occupation before the coming into effect of the Land Use Act 1978 The need for Governor's consent before the alienation of land under the Land Use Act; Governor's power of revocation of statutory right of occupancy and customary right of occupancy; Effect of the Act on the jurisdiction of court with respect to land matters; Chapter 11 - The Nigerian Land Use Act, 1978: x-raying emerging controversies; Constitutional incorporation controversy; Expropriation controversy; Ouster clauses controversy; Chapter 12 - The Land Use Act, 1978: a curse or blessing?

The pre-1978 statutory intervention in land law and land administration in Nigeria

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613905819

9781283593366

128359336X

9789788422723

9788422721

9789788422709

9788422705

OCLC:

842662183