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The centrality of land to man’s socio-economic and even political survival, has long been recognised as a non-negotiable necessity. Apparently, because of the relative fixity of this resource, coupled with ever soaring demographic bursts, that had made it imperative more than ever before, to ensure the management, administration, control and regulation of its use and development a top priority. However, it must be frankly admitted, that formal land market, which is driven by the dynamics of supply and demand, which are otherwise termed delivery and accessibility respectively, are faced with very unimaginable challenges of unprecedented scales. Although, these ‘brickwalls’ are emanating from very many different contexts, but arguably, the most copious of them are traceable to formal land administration and regulation systems. Therefore, it is in a bid to address this very unfortunate trending turbulence, created and sustained by ‘brickwalls’ of formal land administration and regulation system, as reflected above, that this study was conducted. Hence, subsequent upon literature search that revealed some salient issues, that was evidenced to be brickwalls of land administration and regulation system. Therefore, structured questionnaires were designed with 5point Likert scale format and distributed via purposive and convenience sampling technique, among 450 respondents that were adopted for the sample size, from a sample frame 850 respondents, out of the total sample space of 2408 respondents. It captured relevant officers on permanent and tenured engagement among the various land agencies that jointly constitute the formal land administration and regulation system within the Nigeria’s south-western states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, as well as independent land consultants and NGOs with shelter mandate, together with various classes of land users and developers. Sequel to application of AMOS’ version 18 software to conduct Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), the 427 retrieved questionnaires were made through series of integrity tests to establish their reliability and normality. 416 questionnaires were found valid, upon which the analyses were done. The results showed that amongst the three major ‘brickwalls’ studied, human techno-analytical arsenal was found to be of not-so-significant effects on the formal land administration and regulation system and thus resultantly impacts less on the overall supply and demand dynamics of the formal land market. The study recommends among other things, for a very urgent and decisive action to seriously re-align and reconfigure the structure of various constituent units of Nigeria’s land administration and regulation system, so as to engender synergy and collaboration building among them, with a view to making them more optimal in their performance, thus contributing immensely to the operational vibrancy of the formal land market in Nigeria.
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Inquiry into the Stamina of Nigeria's Land Administration System towards Sustainable Delivery of Urban Lands2018 •
It must be recognised that productive use of resources as cherished as land cannot be seen to be optimal, until it is keyed into sustainability indicators for proper calibration and assessment. The ease with which land as a resource, especially within the urban milieu, is delivered by various land agencies, in addition to its accessibility to several categories of potential users for varying developmental purposes, are arguably the most paramount of such indicators. Land delivery and accessibility issues predicate on several factors, chief of which is the techno-operational sophistication of the land administration system in the country under focus, especially those found within the stratification of underdeveloped and developing belts of the world. It is against this background that this study was conducted, so as to measure the stamina and level of sophistication of the arsenal of Nigeria's land administration system. This is to ensure prompt and efficient delivery and accessibility of urban lands through formal land market mechanism, by different categories of developers, by benchmarking the assessment of the LAS stamina via the following scorecards , namely: promptness, capacity, reliability, foresight, quality, coverage, discretion, penetration, capability, drive, judgment, flexibility, output, precision and responsibility. Out of the total 189 individuals considered as the sampling frame for the study, 115 individuals qualified for inclusion in the sample that was subjected to a structured questionnaire survey involving career land officers, tenured land advisers, practising land consultants and land developers in the six states of southwestern Nigeria. This was done so as to ensure a spread in the results that have greater breadth and are unbiased on the issues involved in this study. 101 questionnaires were retrieved, out of which 92 questionnaires were valid following data screening, and were used as basis upon which analyses were done. Emphasis was placed on the use of a 5-point Likert scale measurement, combined with both inferential and descriptive statistical tools for further explanations of the results. Findings indicate that the much desired level of sophistication in LAS for proper assessment of both past and present practices and to discern emerging challenges and frontally tackling them is inexplicably low. Hence, the study concludes that this not-so-impressive trend has rendered Nigeria's land administration system (LAS) ineffective, inefficient and less globally competitive. Among the policy implications is that there is a strong need for a virile mechanism through which public systems, including the land administration systems (LASs), will be frequently monitored for continual updating and overhauling of their platforms for buoyed stamina and improved performance. Keywords: inquiry, stamina, Land Administration System, urban lands delivery, Nigeria
Abstract: Developing countries like Nigeria faces the problem of its lands from surveying its amount; recognition and registration of rights to land, making it up to date and proposed future use and so on. To deal with these problems-defining them, assessing their state and need for improvement are necessary in any case. This is because Land has cultural as well as economic importance and its proper management is crucial to the present and future of every society. Land is something that often transcends economic sense as is evidenced by the way that nations and individuals both fight and sometimes die for what they regard as their land. Land is a basic resource for wealth creation, and on it activities of man take place. Efficient information on land is a good foundation for wealth generation and national development Land reform ought to be on the front burner of the Federal Government agenda. Hence, Government must as a matter of fact, place emphasis on improving the technical and institutional infrastructure to ensure that robust land registration and cadastral systems are put in place. Significant and special budget must be made to take care of hardware and software without neglecting ‘people ware’. When the reform shall finally sail through, the long term sustainability of any reform process will depend on the quality of the management team left behind after technical assistance is provided. This paper looks at some of the human issues that are involved in operating an effective land administration. Failure to address capacity building will almost certainly result in the failure of the system. It is the institutional and human issues that will be crucial to the success of any land reform process.
The paper examined the administrative structures under the Land Use Act, their relationship and efficacy in the light of the general principles and policy that motivated the promulgation of the Act. The study found that the administrative structure put in place under the Act is undemocratic, autocratic, shoddy and gawky. It is devoid of clarity of functions and purpose. It found that instead of a uniform land policy that motivated the enactment of the law, its administration promoted dichotomy and inequality in implementation. Given the observed lacuna and inconsistency in the provisions of the Act the paper called for legislative reform to review the provisions of the Act. It recommended a uniform right of occupancy regime; single administrative structure for land administration in the State and the integration of democratic land governance norms in land administration in Nigeria.
Global Journal of Agricultural Research
Nigerian Land Policy: Issues, Challenges and The Way ForwardEfficient administration and management of land ownership, holding and uses cannot be adequately achieved without sound land policy and its effective implementation. Land policy is essentially aimed at ensuring land accessibility to citizens of the society as well as protection of their interests. The contemporary land policy in Nigeria is the Land Use Decree No. 6 of 1978, now Land Use Act (LUA), Cap L5, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004. This paper aims at undertaking a contemporary review of the issues and challenges of land policy in Nigeria in order to proffer ways to ameliorate them and ensure that land is accessible to citizens at reasonable ease. The issues and challenges of Nigerian land policy include: the abrogation of freehold interest which affect the free market economy; excessive bureaucracy in obtaining Governor’s consent and approval for land transactions and issuance of certificate of occupancy; underdeveloped or bare land not having commercial value acc...
This paper examines Land administration and access to development land in Nigeria. The focus of the paper is on the frustrations and challenges ordinary Nigerians encounter in the course of having access to land. The 1978 Land Use Decree was promulgated to ensure easy access to land in Nigeria but it has left the people worst off. It is the contention of this paper that majority of Nigerians do not have easy access to land allocation from the government and the only option available to them is to resort to acquiring land from the informal land market. Similarly, the general consensus of the Nigerians is that they have not been treated fairly by the government as far as access to land is concerned. The paper concludes by recommending ways to enhance easy access to land to ordinary Nigerians in order to ensure equity and fairness in allocation of such a vital societal resource.
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