The course Land Tenure and Property Rights (SSC10) was designed to highlight importance of understanding the land tenure system in Nigeria for a sound resettlement intervention for project-affected persons (PAP) in communities.

The topics in this course include 

  • Land Tenure Systems
  • The Land Use Act, 1978
  • Property Rights to Land/Land Rights
  • Access to Land in Nigeria

at the end of the course, participants should be able to:

  • List 4 ways by which land is owned and acquired
  • List different types of rights to land; and
  • Enumerate different ways land is used