Why Aren't Women Allowed To Build Houses Or Own Property?

in many parts of nigeria, its forbidden for a woman to buy /own land or  to buy or build a house. often times if she wants to build or buy she has to do it in her brother's name or husband's name! which means the certificate of occupancy is in someone else's name. that is risky oh! besides you arent allowed to tell anyone that you built the house and not your husband. which kind mumu culture be this abeg?

@ thiefofhearts.

  funny! good one!

@debosky
  yeah i kind of  notice that among yoruba women its a bit different. but did your mum and grand mum have it in their names?

What century are we referring to? 

Na too much Discovery Channel

What I think she means is what happens when a woman is widowed.In many cases the male relatives try to muscle in on the hubby's property especially if the children are still young.

That is a different thing altogether and happens a lot with poorer people

  forbidden??
they should show me were it's written 


all they have to say is 'can i have your land/house' bad belle people

One chimanze dude on Nairaland was going on about how unhappy his mom is about her name not being on any of their property and how the dad buys her stuff to shut her up about it so I assume such things exist in Nigeria, just not in my family that's for sure

The whole thing about widows being bothered by the husband's family still exist and you people should stop pretending that it doesnt.


Moral of the story: Marry someone whose extended family are either dead or all literate.

Did you ask them to tell you who forbade it?

 



If this educated person dies, the wife will be left with his illiterate pack of wolves family.

@ rookie

my dear i asked them to show me where it is written and they were just hammering on culture ,culture.
i tire oh! they said it makes women swollen headed and blah blah. that you should do such things through men in the family. i know women who own lots of property. so maybe they meant village women who have no rights. i am emancipated oh and i told them to f--k off!.

Who are these people? Some village dudes looking to dispossess you of your property by lying through their teeth?

There is NOTHING like naija culture, we have more than 100 different ethnic groups iin nigeria and certainly all of them do not have a universal culture. That one tribe has a particular outdated rule should not be extrapolated to mean this occurs every where.
I know female family members who own their own houses independent of their husbands.

Now that's the difference between a footmat and a human being.  You go girl!

Tip About Making Wills: they can sieze your car or house, but they can't seize your dead husband's life insurance.

the best thing is to have some things in his name, and some in urs

 

@spoilt

what parts of Nigeria does this actually apply?

 

i live outside the country now and its good to know that naija has moved forward oh! progress!

why should she investigate something that happened to her by fellow Nigerians. Plus she DID ask a question on whether it's still going on here or not.