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LAGOS PROPERTY – The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to influence the return of all property belonging to the state, which was forcefully taken over by the Federal Government. In a statement, the monarch urged Gbajabiamila to use his position in the national leadership hierarchy to help ...

According to The Nation, the family of a former Head of Service in Lagos, the late Mr. C.O. Bajulaiye, has accused the police of denying its members access to their late father’s house in spite of a court judgment authorising them to take over their Lagos property. The family had approached the Lagos Magistrates Court in a bid to recover ...

This is the last part of the series – Before you purchase that Lagos property. Last week we talked about the Acquisition/Purchase proper when it comes to property acquisition in Nigeria with reference to Lagos. Here is the concluding part: EFFECT OF NON-REGISTRATION Where documents created over a land transaction are not registered it renders such documents inadmissible in a ...

THE ACQUISITION/PURCHASE TRANSACTION PROPER This is the second topic in the series – Before you purchase that Lagos property Last week we talked about the legal framework preceding the acquisition of land in Nigeria with reference to Lagos. This week we will be looking at the processes involved in the purchase and acquisition of such property. Now, where the Purchaser’s ...

The Lagos State Government has released over N1.025bn as compensation for owners of landed properties affected by development activities in the state. The Lagos property owners are to divide the compensation grant among themselves. According to a statement by the state Lands Bureau, the compensation was paid to those whose landed properties and buildings were acquired for overriding public interest ...