Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PPL 406 — Property Law II

4 units · PPL department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• be familiar with the laws regulating property acquisition and disposition in Nigeria
• appreciate the forms of titles over land
• recognize the control and ownership of natural resources throughout the federation; and
• appreciate the application of the requisite statutes to the principle of property Law

Course contents

Legal regulation of property: The Land Use Act – state control of land; grant of a right of occupancy; what Certificate of Occupancy connotes; alienation of Certificate of Occupancy; revocation of Certificate of Occupancy; compensation for revocation . Relationship between Land Use Act and State land law. An outline of control of natural resources – minerals, water and forests; agrarian reforms. Rights and interest in land – freehold, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, prescription, laches, acquiescence, leasehold, easements, profit a prendre , covenants, mortgages. Registration – registration of instruments, registration of title.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PPL 406.

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