Following the announcement of discounts to the land use charge rates by the Lagos state government on 15 March 2018, we have updated our computation template accordingly.

On 28 January 2018, the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the Land Use Charge Law 2018 to repeal and replace the Land Use Charge Law 2001.

We have developed a simple template to enable property owners and the general public calculate their indicative Land Use Charge (LUC) under the new law enacted by the Lagos state government.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) today approved a Ban on foreigners and their representatives purchasing agricultural produce at the farm gate.

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, today 19 December 2018 presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill ...

The Lagos State Land Use Charge Assessment Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) has commenced its Land Use Charge Resolution Week (Program).

The Gazette embodies the first update to the List since March 2006.

The new tomato sector policy is one of FG's strategic tools for stimulating the agro-allied industry.

Nigeria's real estate market is undergoing a dramatic transformation in 2026, with new laws, tax regulations, and compliance requirements reshaping how property deals are structured and executed. From the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 to mandatory LASRERA registration, understanding these changes is critical for investors, developers, and first-time buyers looking to navigate this evolving landscape successfully.

Under its legislative provisions, the Land Rates Law makes provisions for levying development charges, ground rents, premium and other incidentals on allocated land in Lagos State.

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.

As a developing country, Nigeria's real estate sector is evolving at a tremendous pace. Governments at all levels are more aware of the role of real estate development on the growth of their respective territories.

It is important for every land purchaser to understand that having a good title to land goes beyond merely paying money to buy a land from seller/vendor and signing an "Agreement" expressed as an...

Although Nigerian land law is formally unified under the Land Use Act 1978 (LUA), real estate transactions in Lagos State operate in practice under multiple and overlapping title regimes.

Lagos faces a severe housing crisis with 3.4 million homes needed, but the solution is blocked not by lack of land or demand, but by Nigeria's Land Use Act of 1978. This legal framework has created a consent regime where fewer than 5% of land parcels are formally titled, leaving property owners in years-long battles to prove ownership and transforming land into "dead capital" that cannot be mortgaged or developed. The article examines how this constitutional bottleneck, combined with mortgage rates up to 28

The promulgation of the Land Use Decree in 1978, brought about the vesting of exclusive powers over land comprised in the territory of any given State in the Governor of the State.

Nigeria is the largest market in Africa and one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The country has a thriving and relatively easy business environment with numerous investment opportunities in various sectors.

Nigeria has confirmed world-class mineral deposits including lithium reserves estimated at 3.3 million tonnes near Abuja, but a critical legal reality complicates extraction: under Nigerian law, minerals belong to the Federal Government regardless of land ownership. This creates a complex regulatory landscape where investors must navigate federal mineral rights, state surface rights, community development agreements, and a tiered licensing system that has already seen over 3,000 titles revoked for non-compl

"Land" is used in this article to include buildings, real estate, real property and undeveloped land.

It is no doubt that the agricultural landscape in Nigeria holds a lot of attraction for players within the space and even investors, especially now when the country is making conscientious efforts...