THE PRINCIPLE LEGISLATION ON LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN NIGERIA

Emeyi  Ikashi Saturday

THE PRINCIPLE LEGISLATION ON LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN NIGERIA

Authors

Emeyi Ikashi Saturday Author

Keywords:

PRINCIPLE, LEGISLATION, LAND MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The principle legislation on land management and control in Nigeria is the Land Use Act. This law was adopted from the Land Tenure Law of Northern Nigeria 1962, under which the control and management of all land in the Northern part of Nigeria was under the control of the Governor of the then Northern Region