The Land Use Act: Ownership And Use Of Land In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION MEANING OF LAND AT COMMON LAW Generally, there are various definitions by different scholars as regards the meaning of Land at common law. One of such definitions was given by Niki Tobi, J.S.C., who defined land to include not only the surface of the earth and the sub-soil, but also all appurtenances permanently attached to it.1 Thus, section 3 of the interpretation Act is in consonance with the above definition. Another erudite scholar and legal luminary Bennett. J. in the case of Wilson V. Shorock2defined Land to mean “Not merely the earth surface, but down to the …