LEADER 05528nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910785724603321 005 20230725034557.0 010 $a1-283-59336-X 010 $a9786613905819 010 $a978-8422-72-1 010 $a978-8422-70-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000256514 035 $a(EBL)1919385 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000738089 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420096 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738089 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10789188 035 $a(PQKB)10590972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1919385 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1919385 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10593909 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390581 035 $a(OCoLC)842662183 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000256514 100 $a20120808d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLand law in Nigeria$b[electronic resource] /$fAdefi M.D. Olong 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLagos $cMalthouse Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a978-8422-64-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Cases cited; Statutes; Contents; Chapter 1 - Land per se; Any precise definition of land?; Appraisal and critique of definitions of Land; Whither the doctrine Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et da inferos and Quic quid plantatur solo, solo credit? ; Understanding the Common Law concept of land; Quic quid plantatur solo solo cedit and the rule of Customary land law in Nigeria; Removal of Fixtures; Sources of Nigerian Land Law; Nigerian Legislation; Chapter 2 - Concept of ownership; Methods of providing ownership of land 327 $aThe character of possession Chapter 3 - Ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; Meaning of communal land; Ownership of land by the community; Origin of communal land; Management of communal land; Rights of members to communal land; Strangers as regard communal land; Communal lands and contemporary developments; Chapter 4 - Individual land ownership; Defining individual land ownership; Origin of individual land ownership; Alienation of individual land; Chapter 5 - Family land ownership; What then is a family?; Origin of family land; Rights of members over family land 327 $aSome explanatory terms/distinctions as regards family land ownership Chapter 6 - Alienation under customary law; Acquisition of family land and its relevance to alienation; Alienation of family land; Requirement for a valid alienation of family land; Void and voidable alienation; Validity of sale of family land under customary law; Chapter 7 - Customary tenancy; Nature of customary tenancy; Defining customary tenancy; Terms associated with customary tenancy; How customary tenancy can be created; Classes of customary; Obligation of the overlord; Rights of the overlord 327 $aDuties of the customary tenant How customary tenancy can be determined; Forfeiture re-defined; Chapter 8 - Pledge; Definitional clarification; Essentials of a pledge; Reasons for pledge; Comparison between a lien, mortgage and pledge; Rights of a pledge; Duties of the pledge; Perpetual redeem ability of a pledge; Absence of written documents as evidence; Unauthorized alienation by the pledgee; Chapter 9 - The law of property: definition of terms; Classification of property; Chapter 10 - An overview of the effect of Land Use Act on customary ownership of land 327 $aPersons in occupation before the coming into effect of the Land Use Act 1978 The need for Governor's consent before the alienation of land under the Land Use Act; Governor's power of revocation of statutory right of occupancy and customary right of occupancy; Effect of the Act on the jurisdiction of court with respect to land matters; Chapter 11 - The Nigerian Land Use Act, 1978: x-raying emerging controversies; Constitutional incorporation controversy; Expropriation controversy; Ouster clauses controversy; Chapter 12 - The Land Use Act, 1978: a curse or blessing? 327 $aThe pre-1978 statutory intervention in land law and land administration in Nigeria 330 $aThis study, in nineteen chapters, deals with the various issues pertaining to land law in Nigeria. Namely: Concept of ownership; ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; individual land ownership; family land ownership; alienation under customary law; nature of customary tenancy; pledge; the law of property; an overview of the effect of the Land Use Act on customary ownership of land; The Nigerian Land Use Act; Land Use Act 1978; ways of declaration of title to land; legal mortgage; the position of landlord and tenant; the procedure for recovery of premises under the re 606 $aReal property$zNigeria 606 $aLand tenure$xLaw and legislation$zNigeria 606 $aLand use$xLaw and legislation$zNigeria 606 $aLand reform$xLaw and legislation$zNigeria 615 0$aReal property 615 0$aLand tenure$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aLand use$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aLand reform$xLaw and legislation 676 $a346.669043 700 $aOlong$b Adefi M$01529701 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785724603321 996 $aLand law in Nigeria$93774128 997 $aUNINA