Nigeria - 1993 - Infrastructure and Construction

Lands (Title Vesting, etc.) Act.

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide among other things, for the vesting of the title of all land within the 100 metres limit of the 1967 shore line and all land reclaimed near the lagoon, sea or ocean in or bordering Nigeria exclusively in the Federal Government of Nigeria. It declares all the lands within 100 metres limit of the 1967 shoreline of Nigeria and any other land reclaimed from any lagoon, sea or ocean in or bordering Nigeria or of oceans bordering the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to the exclusion of any right accruing to anybody corporate or unincorporated or industry, to vest in the Federal Government of Nigeria. All such lands shall be controlled and managed for and on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria by the Federal ministry charged with responsibility for lands and land matters or any other authority designated by that Ministry for the purposes of this act. The act also provides for the regularization by the Federal Government of leases granted by any state or local government, individual or anybody corporate or unincorporated or any agency of the state or local government, in respect of any such land.

Process Flow

National Assembly

Office of the President

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Lands (Title Vesting, etc.) Act. Current Version

January 2022

This is an Act to provide among other things, for the vesting of the title of all land within the 100 metres limit of the 1967 shore line and all land reclaimed near the lagoon, sea or ocean in or bordering Nigeria exclusively in the Federal Government of Nigeria. It declares all the lands within 100 metres limit of the 1967 shoreline of Nigeria and any other land reclaimed from any lagoon, sea or ocean in or bordering Nigeria or of oceans bordering the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to the exclusion of any right accruing to anybody corporate or unincorporated or industry, to vest in the Federal Government of Nigeria. All such lands shall be controlled and managed for and on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria by the Federal ministry charged with responsibility for lands and land matters or any other authority designated by that Ministry for the purposes of this act. The act also provides for the regularization by the Federal Government of leases granted by any state or local government, individual or anybody corporate or unincorporated or any agency of the state or local government, in respect of any such land.

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