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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Nigeria
  • English
    Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every citizen of Nigeria shall have the right to acquire and own immovable property anywhere in Nigeria. (Sec. 43)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Nigeria
  • English
    (1) The Sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by the law of the State, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal Law which the court is competent to decide in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
    (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
    …
    (c) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a muslim;
    … (Sec. 277)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Nigeria
  • English
    (1) The Sharia Court of Appeal shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal law.
    (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, the Sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
    …
    (c) any question of Islamic personal law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a Muslim;
    … (Sec. 262)