Tag Archives: land

The Guardian reports that some communities in Uhunmwode, in Owan West and Ovia North East Local Councils of Edo State, at the weekend protested against the acquisition of their land by Okomu Oil Palm Company. The protests held in Orhua and Umokpe in Uhunmwode and Ozalla clan of Owan West, were led by the communities’ traditional heads and elders-in-council, The ...

Personally, I am of the opinion that if a young married man is nursing thoughts of building his own house, and hopes to do it at an age when youthfulness is still visible on him and not when he is old, he will need to meaningfully sell his wife the dream. It is worthy to note that a wife is ...

Vanguard reports that the Concerned Members for Peace and Development in Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom has appealed to Delta State Government to commence the demarcation of the mandatory acquisition of 285 hectares of land between Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities of Warri South-West and Udu Local Government Areas of the state respectively. Accusing the people of Aladja of refusing the government’s directive ...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has provided land for the establishment of the Digital Bridge Institute in the state. New Telegraph reports that the Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Mr. Tahav Agerzua, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting with officials of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the Old Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House yesterday. ...

Vanguard reports that Okere Urhobo Kingdom in Warri has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to stop alleged conspiracy by a clique in his administration to illegally grab an expanse of land the community released to the state for public use decades ago. Vanguard reports that in a statement in Warri, one of the community leaders, Prince Mitaire ‘Mimi’ Okumagba, noted that ...

Kano state government has commenced a Systemic Land Title Registration (SLTR) process, as part of efforts towards creating an alternative means to the cumbersome process of the sporadic approach required for the collection of traditional Certificate of Occupancy in the state. The Guardian reports that the process anchored by Growth and Empowerment in State (GEMS3) and funded by the Department for ...

The economic recession in the country has negatively impacted Lagos State’s Lands Bureau by slowing down land transactions to a record low of 30 per cent. The Guardian reports that, last year, the state authorities slashed various rates applicable to land transactions from 13 per cent to three per cent. For instance, consent fees was reduced from six per cent to ...

Since we became a republic, the real estate sector in Nigeria has been fighting for survival. Its stunted growth, development and dwindling fortunes over the years remain a major source of worry. This article aims to address the problems that arise from the role of government in the real estate sector. Real estate has continued to play a significant role ...

Land use administration in developed countries is carried out with ease and this is due to their adoption of E-government. However the situation is not the same in some developing countries and Nigeria is no exception. This article addresses concept of ICT model in Land use administration. Land remains pivotal to any meaningful development of man and his society. The ...

This article by Mr. Debo Adejana deals with the importance of documentation and sequence of execution in any transaction involving real estate. In real estate, documentation is very key. Real estate is the type of asset that is immovable and highly illiquid; in layman’s language it means it cannot be sold quickly. It can be there for years and yet ...