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New Lagos State Tenancy Bill: What Every Landlord, Agent & Tenant Should Know In 2026
The tenancy system in Lagos State has, for many years, been plagued by several challenges, including weak enforcement of existing laws, abusive exploitation and discriminatory practices by landlords, exploitative tendencies of agents, and arbitrary rent increases, to mention a few. In an attempt to curb these practices, the Lagos State Government has proposed the Lagos State Tenancy & Recovery of Premises Bill, 2025 (the “Bill”), which is designed to overhaul and sanitize the landlord-tenant relationship in Lagos State. The Bill is structured in four parts, comprising 45 Clauses.
Nigeria Real Estate
uA
Firmus Advisory
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A Developer Had Done Almost Everything Right. Until This Happened
A Lagos off-plan property development appeared ready for market with printed brochures, active construction, and growing media attention. However, when a prospective buyer's lawyer reviewed the title documents, fundamental legal issues emerged that the developer had never anticipated, ultimately costing them the sale and revealing how inadequate legal foundations can undermine even the most promising real estate projects.
Nigeria Real Estate
CL
Charis Legal Practice
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Nigeria’s Real Estate Market In 2025: Strong Demand, Investment Remains Selective
Nigeria's real estate market in 2025 navigates cautious stabilisation amid easing inflation and more orderly FX conditions, yet high borrowing costs and constrained purchasing power continue to limit broad-based growth. How are investors responding to these mixed signals, and which property segments are demonstrating the strongest resilience in this challenging environment?
Nigeria Real Estate
uA
Firmus Advisory
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Construction & Planning

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Beyond The Brick: The Regulatory Evolution Of Building Insurance In Nigeria Under The Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 (NIIRA 2025): Key Changes And Implications For The Construction Industry.
Nigeria's Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 fundamentally transforms construction insurance obligations, expanding mandatory coverage from buildings exceeding two floors to those exceeding one floor while introducing stricter penalties and tech-driven enforcement mechanisms. How will these sweeping changes affect developers, contractors, and project financiers navigating the transition from a historically weak compliance culture to a data-centric regulatory framework?
Nigeria Insurance
BC
Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners
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Nigeria’s Real Estate Market In 2025: Strong Demand, Investment Remains Selective
Nigeria's real estate market in 2025 navigates cautious stabilisation amid easing inflation and more orderly FX conditions, yet high borrowing costs and constrained purchasing power continue to limit broad-based growth. How are investors responding to these mixed signals, and which property segments are demonstrating the strongest resilience in this challenging environment?
Nigeria Real Estate
uA
Firmus Advisory
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Real Estate

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New Lagos State Tenancy Bill: What Every Landlord, Agent & Tenant Should Know In 2026
The tenancy system in Lagos State has, for many years, been plagued by several challenges, including weak enforcement of existing laws, abusive exploitation and discriminatory practices by landlords, exploitative tendencies of agents, and arbitrary rent increases, to mention a few. In an attempt to curb these practices, the Lagos State Government has proposed the Lagos State Tenancy & Recovery of Premises Bill, 2025 (the “Bill”), which is designed to overhaul and sanitize the landlord-tenant relationship in Lagos State. The Bill is structured in four parts, comprising 45 Clauses.
Nigeria Real Estate
uA
Firmus Advisory
Article
A Developer Had Done Almost Everything Right. Until This Happened
A Lagos off-plan property development appeared ready for market with printed brochures, active construction, and growing media attention. However, when a prospective buyer's lawyer reviewed the title documents, fundamental legal issues emerged that the developer had never anticipated, ultimately costing them the sale and revealing how inadequate legal foundations can undermine even the most promising real estate projects.
Nigeria Real Estate
CL
Charis Legal Practice
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Land Law & Agriculture

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Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: Mineral Ownership, Mining Licences, Land Rights, And How To Mine Them Legally
Nigeria has confirmed world-class mineral deposits including lithium reserves estimated at 3.3 million tonnes near Abuja, but a critical legal reality complicates extraction: under Nigerian law, minerals belong to the Federal Government regardless of land ownership. This creates a complex regulatory landscape where investors must navigate federal mineral rights, state surface rights, community development agreements, and a tiered licensing system that has already seen over 3,000 titles revoked for non-compl
Nigeria Energy
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Why Lagos Can’t Build Enough Homes: The Land Use Act In Nigeria, Dead Capital And The Titling Crisis
Lagos faces a severe housing crisis with 3.4 million homes needed, but the solution is blocked not by lack of land or demand, but by Nigeria's Land Use Act of 1978. This legal framework has created a consent regime where fewer than 5% of land parcels are formally titled, leaving property owners in years-long battles to prove ownership and transforming land into "dead capital" that cannot be mortgaged or developed. The article examines how this constitutional bottleneck, combined with mortgage rates up to 28
Nigeria Real Estate
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Landlord & Tenant - Leases

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New Lagos State Tenancy Bill: What Every Landlord, Agent & Tenant Should Know In 2026
The tenancy system in Lagos State has, for many years, been plagued by several challenges, including weak enforcement of existing laws, abusive exploitation and discriminatory practices by landlords, exploitative tendencies of agents, and arbitrary rent increases, to mention a few. In an attempt to curb these practices, the Lagos State Government has proposed the Lagos State Tenancy & Recovery of Premises Bill, 2025 (the “Bill”), which is designed to overhaul and sanitize the landlord-tenant relationship in Lagos State. The Bill is structured in four parts, comprising 45 Clauses.
Nigeria Real Estate
uA
Firmus Advisory
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Investing In Lagos Real Estate: Key Government Reforms And Opportunities For Investors And Developers
Lagos State is transforming its real estate sector through digital land administration, faster approval processes, and regulatory reforms that reduce development costs and delays. These government initiatives are creating new opportunities for investors and developers across affordable housing, commercial real estate, mixed-use developments, and transit-oriented projects, while improving transparency and access to development finance.
Nigeria Real Estate
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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