By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Oyo State, smallholder women farmers—long recognised as the backbone of rural food production—are waging a quiet but debilitating battle to access and retain farmland. An investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals that yearly, land leasing, prohibitive landContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Rimi College Class of 1977 to 1982 Old Boys Association has called on the Kaduna State Government to halt further sale and encroachment on the school’s land. The outgoing Chairman of the association, Mr Peter Sofa, made the appeal at the group’s 2025 Annual Convention heldContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Federal and Niger governments on Tuesday partnered to improve land registration and title processing in the state. Dr Abdul Husseini, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry for Lands and Survey, disclosed this when he received a Federal Government delegation led by Mr Collins Alabi, Director Lands, Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Mrs Ijeoma Nwafor, the Country Representative of the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HIIL) says land disputes and domestic violence topped the list of its 2025 Justice Needs and Satisfaction (JNS) in Nigeria report. Nwafor said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the presentation of theContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A widow, Wunmi Ishola, on Monday dragged Mai Unguwa Lawal, a village head in Mando, Kaduna State before a Shari’a court for alleged land fraud. She also filed a suit against an agent,”Oga Yellow”, and the man who claimed to be the owner of the land, AlhajiContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, African women in land professions have called for policies that would boost women’s access to land and remove gender disparity. They also called for the involvement of more women in land management across the African continent. The women’s demands areContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger Commissioner for Land and Survey, Mr Maurice Magaji, on Wednesday appeared in Minna High Court 2 to defend the state government in a land case. He disclosed this in an interview with newsmen shortly after his appearance in the court. The NewsContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo Former President Muhammadu Buhari once rejected an offer of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during his tenure. Buhari’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He was reacting to reports that a piece of land belongingContinue Reading
