Land Reforms and the Future of Land Use Act in Nigeria
Nigerian Current Law Review. (NIALS) 2007 - 2010
16 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2008 Last revised: 25 Dec 2013
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
Human society the world over is heavily dependent on land and its resources. It is not an overstatement to say that without land there would be no human existence. This is because it is from land that man gets items very essential for his survival such as food, fuel, clothings, shelter, medication and others. It is this importance of land to man and the society that influenced the state intrusion into property legislation in order to ensure adequate and efficient land management technique for the benefits of the greatest number of the members of the society.
With the benefit of the foregoing paragraphs, this paper sets out to examine the provisions of the Land Use Act with particular reference to the nature of the tenurial system created and the type and quantum of rights derivable thereunder. The paper will particularly focus on the nature, incidents, and implication of a deemed grant vis a vis an express grant with a view to highlighting the dichotomy and divergence in the nature and duration of rights created and the implication for the present and future implementation of the Land Use Act.
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