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Land documents in Nigeria refer to the various legal instruments or documents that are used to establish, transfer, and convey land or ownership rights in the Nigeria.

This process of registering one's legal interest in a landed property is commonly referred to as "perfection/ registration" of title.

A piece of land can look like an excellent investment and still be legally unsuitable for the project you have in mind. In Nigeria, a buyer may discover after payment that the property is affected by government acquisition, a reservation, a proposed infrastructure corridor, competing claims or restrictions on its use. This is why checking the title alone is not enough. Before buying land in Nigeria, investors should establish who has the legal interest in the property, whether that interest can be transferred, whether the land is affected by government acquisition and whether it can legally be used for the proposed development.

Nigerian land ownership is governed by the Land Use Act of 1978, which gives the governor of a state ownership of all land within that state to be held in trust for the benefit of the populace.

The Land Use Act of 1978 revolutionized Nigeria's land ownership system by centralizing control and vesting title to all land in the governor of each state, who holds it in trust for the people.

However, this right to own immovable property like every other right is not absolute but subject to certain qualifications.

Buying property in Nigeria is one of the most rewarding financial decisions you can make, but only if you carry out proper legal due diligence. Every year, thousands of Nigerians, Nigerians in the diaspora...

Land is one of nature's most invaluable gifts to man. It is scarce and finite and as such, transactions involving land are regarded as significant investments requiring the utmost due diligence and careful consideration.

Fundamental rights are rights derived from natural law, which are universal and inalienable.

According to Roy Goode, a financier taking security for an advance is concerned to see that if the debtor's assets are insufficient to meet the claims of all his creditors, the financier will at least be...

For generations, Nigerians have regarded land as the safest store of wealth. The prevailing investment philosophy has been remarkably simple: acquire land, hold it patiently, and allow appreciation to generate wealth over time. Across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other commercial centres, countless families have followed precisely that strategy.