Land reform in Nigeria : the Nigerian Institution of estate surveyors and valuers perspective : challenges and prospects
Bashar, Muhammad
Information Technology, GSM, (Global System for Mobile communication) Satellite, Digital Camera etc are the obvious elements of globalization, and all these are one part of globalization. It is in this context, why land reform in Nigeria is imperative. People need to work on resources; working either with the brains or muscle on the land given to us by God, the way we handle this determines our level of poverty or riches. Though we have improved our brains through various learninggs, we have not on our land. Doing Business in Nigeriaa 2010 reveals that Nigeria falls far behind out of the 183 countries in which census was taken. This shows real difficulty in having access to land for business (investment) in Nigeria. This paper is, therefore, to reviews the Land Use Act (LUA) and some of the challenges it has thrown up over the years particularly as it affect real estate investment. Then, the paper considers the circumstances leading to the setting up of the Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reform in 2009 whilst the problems which confront the profession of estate surveyors and valuers to meet in the process of executing its real estate surveying and valuation practice in Nigeria.
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