Ownership of land in Nigeria is vested in the government. That is why when you buy a land you apply for the C of O which gives you tenancy.

u pay and have evidence wit govt approval.then tie syrup bottle put fowl feathers inside make sure u paint it red.then hang it on any leaves or tree on your land.then that land is yours forever.

The Government. Op Laws vary depending on the location of the land.

According to the 1978 land use act, all land has been bestowed on the government to hold in trust for, and to be administered for the benefit of all Nigerian people. The governor of the state allocates land in all urban areas for residential, commercial, agricultural, recreational or other purposes. An individual can have free-hold or lease-hold ownership of property; and free-hold ownership (which is supposed to give access in perpetuity) only gives you access for a period of 99yrs, after which your certificate of occupancy would have to be renewed. It is not an automatic process, therefore, revocation is also possible.

A state governor can revoke an individual's right of occupancy even within a valid tenure, if there are benefits to be derived from the property that are in greater public interest. in such cases, compensations are made.

Look at the stup!d people above commenting about god owning land. You all need your head checked. OP you no go school? Weren't you taught the Land Use Act in Senior Secondary school? When una go dey do runs to pass SSCE how god no go own land? Go read your books or ask a serious secondary school student

Government owns all the land and there can revoke your ownership at will

TheEminentLaity:
Look at the stup!d people above commenting about god owning land. You all need your head checked. OP you no go school? Weren't you taught the Land Use Act in Senior Secondary school? When una go dey do runs to pass SSCE how god no go own land? Go read your books or ask a serious secondary school student

You've been noticed.. Now go back to whatever it is you were doing since you've got nothing to contribute..

Idrismusty97:
It should be free then.

ABSOLUTELY FREE

The Land Tenure System in Nigeria is such that the State Government owns the land and you are leasing it for a period of 99years. Also anything below the land (like Minerals and Crude oil etc) belongs to the federal government with the exception of natural resources that can be found on the surface (e.g Limestone). Kindly go through the USAID Free Course below to understand Land Tenure Systems in Africa (https://www.canvas.net/browse/usaid/courses/usaid-land-tenure-2

ShoProperties:
This happened a while back. I think I was in Primary five at the time. My dad told me of how we used to own the property behind our house; demarcated by a fence. I remember wondering how exactly a person can own something and then not own it anymore. I asked if he had sold it to someone else. This was the only logical reason I could come up with. He said he hadn’t but that the property was just taken from us. This got me thinking about how exactly property is owned in Nigeria. Precisely, what do you have to do to fully own property (land as it is popularly known) in Nigeria? In fact, can you fully own property in Nigeria? When there are issues pertaining to ownership of property in Nigeria, how are they resolved? What steps do you take?

Dongreat:


A harmless question was asked but all you could do is to bring in tribes to goad a tribe war. People like you are the most scoundrel set of people to ever walk this earth and it's insults to those of us looking to make this world peaceful.
You must either be a teen or a failed adult who blamed the majority for his/her failure and your only solution in life is to hide behind the dusty keyboard in your "face me I face you" squalor and spew hate for all to see how shameful you are to not only your family but the entire clan in large.
My advice is to go brush your teeth, take your bath and go hawk something to keep you busy instead of starting a hate war online.
Don't be among the '67' but try to contribute to this world so that in the end you won't kick the bucket frustrated and have your tombstone named "here lies a goat who achieved nothing in life and still nothing in death".

wel said bro.... D guy nor get sense

Government hold land in trust for the common benefit of all Nigerians

Government hold land in trust for common benefit of all Nigerians

silasweb:

ABSOLUTELY FREE

So do you own a land?

Dongreat:


A harmless question was asked but all you could do is to bring in tribes to goad a tribe war. People like you are the most scoundrel set of people to ever walk this earth and it's insults to those of us looking to make this world peaceful.
You must either be a teen or a failed adult who blamed the majority for his/her failure and your only solution in life is to hide behind the dusty keyboard in your "face me I face you" squalor and spew hate for all to see how shameful you are to not only your family but the entire clan in large.
My advice is to go brush your teeth, take your bath and go hawk something to keep you busy instead of starting a hate war online.
Don't be among the '67' but try to contribute to this world so that in the end you won't kick the bucket frustrated and have your tombstone named "here lies a goat who achieved nothing in life and still nothing in death".

If na money the guy man dey owe you to deserve all this. Relax na money never dey him hand to pay you.
This is too much to bear

Oga Op, according to the Land Use Act of 1978...all land belongs to the FG...inclusive of those family land people lay claim to. Families are just custodian of the land.

That Means your dad only bought the land but did'nt have the right or approiprate docs to defend the land for himself.

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Dongreat:


A harmless question was asked but all you could do is to bring in tribes to goad a tribe war. People like you are the most scoundrel set of people to ever walk this earth and it's insults to those of us looking to make this world peaceful.
You must either be a teen or a failed adult who blamed the majority for his/her failure and your only solution in life is to hide behind the dusty keyboard in your "face me I face you" squalor and spew hate for all to see how shameful you are to not only your family but the entire clan in large.
My advice is to go brush your teeth, take your bath and go hawk something to keep you busy instead of starting a hate war online.
Don't be among the '67' but try to contribute to this world so that in the end you won't kick the bucket frustrated and have your tombstone named "here lies a goat who achieved nothing in life and still nothing in death".

Well done bro.. I wanted to blast the hell outta him, but the strength to punch my keyboard for that fool failed me.

Phi001:
Off the topic but Land is getting too expensive now joorh...


My pops bought his land for 512,000 naira in 2001 now it's worth 40m

There was another one he had the opportunity to buy about 1500 dollars in the 80s which he didn't buy, now it's worth over 100m

ahhhh! 40m for just land, for where and how many plots?

Omo onile

The government in a working economy.

If only Nigeria's government could make it known through laws that every land bare or built on is government property. It can only be leased with a maximum of 15 years, and based on size, it can go up to ten fold in taxes after that 10years maximum of lower annual land tax.

We need to start taking bold steps now suchas land reform, and we need to build high from now on, things like if you built

Its the state sir. Not the FG

Intrepid01:
Oga Op, according to the Land Use Act of 1978...all land belongs to the FG...inclusive of those family land people lay claim to. Families are just custodian of the land.

Have your record copy of the survey plan and apply for your certificate of occupancy. Those will back you up at the Law court if there is any issue.

Narldon:




Sometimes. . .


I wonder if My Ancestors don't feel ashamed when they see other Ancestors give their own Descendants Lands in Banana Island, Lekki, Wise, Maitamia


Is Dangote's Ancestors not their Mates? Or Does his own Ancestors have two heads?

I guess it's either your ancestors were broke hence they couldn't buy land from those communities at that time or they were lazy hence they couldn't go into virgin areas to take land for themselves and future generations.

According to the land use act of 1978, all lands belong to the Federal Government but the power to act over it is vested in the State government.

So all claims of onwership come from the State government. In Lagos, I don't know if this is applicable elsewhere, lands for development are first gazzeted meaning they are published in Government records for public use. Although most lands already belong to certain families before the enactment of the act, they require a governor consent to claim legal ownership. There after you obtain a certificate of occupancy I think.

But I've read some where that you don't actually buy land, it's just rented out to you for 99 years.

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JamesReacher:
ahhhh! 40m for just land, for where and how many plots?

2 plots...


I think I might have exaggerated the price sha but the land is sha cost.

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devindevin2000:
Ask the developers...Igbos. They own most land in Nigeria, so they know a lot about it.

Mynd44 Lalasticlala. hate speech

By law, it is the state government but when you buy and process your C of O, your ownership is for 99 years.