Land Law in Nigeria. Second Edition

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.

• | Author: Adefi Olong
• | Publisher: Malthouse Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2012
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 9788422640
• | ISBN-13: 9789788422648