Property Guides
Plain-English guides to buying land in Nigeria, checking title documents, spotting scams and investing with confidence.
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Land Registry Search in Nigeria: How to Verify a Title Before You Pay
Every experienced property lawyer in Nigeria has the same story, told with slightly different names. A client arrives, distressed, having paid for land. Something has gone wrong. A…
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Land Buying Guide for Asaba and Delta State
Asaba has an unusual advantage among Nigerian cities: it is a state capital that sits directly across the River Niger from one of the biggest commercial towns in…
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The Real Cost of Buying Land in Nigeria: Every Fee You Will Pay
The most common financial accident in Nigerian property is not fraud. It is arithmetic. A buyer sees a plot advertised at five million naira, saves five million naira,…
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Government Acquisition, Setback and Committed Land: The Traps Nobody Explains
There is a category of land problem in Nigeria that has nothing to do with dishonest sellers, forged documents or family disputes. The seller may be entirely genuine.…
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Aba Property Market Guide: Inside Nigeria’s Business City
There is a particular kind of investor who visits Aba, looks at the traffic, the drainage and the state of some of the roads, and concludes that this…
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Cost of Building a House in Nigeria: A Stage-by-Stage Breakdown
Almost every Nigerian who builds a house runs out of money at least once. It is so common that it has become a normal part of the story:…
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Rental Yield in Nigeria: How Much Can a Flat Really Earn?
There is a comfortable belief in Nigeria that a block of flats is a money machine. You build it, tenants pay, and rent arrives every year for the…
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Excision and Gazette Explained: How Village Land Becomes Safe to Buy
There is a category of Nigerian land buyer who does everything right and still loses. They inspect the plot. They meet the family. They collect a signed agreement,…
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Land Buying Guide for Owerri and Imo State
Owerri is a city that grew faster than most people expected. Twenty years ago it was a quiet capital with a few good hotels. Today it is the…
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Buying Property in Nigeria From Abroad: A Diaspora Guide
Nigerians abroad send an enormous amount of money home every year, and a substantial share of it goes into property. A plot in the home town. A house…
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How to Check If a Real Estate Company Is Real Before You Pay
The most expensive assumption in Nigerian property is that a company which looks serious is serious. A glossy website, a branded bus, a fenced site with an impressive…
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Owerri and Ngor Okpala: Why This Corridor Keeps Growing
Drive out of Owerri towards the airport and you pass through a landscape that has been changing steadily for the last several years. Bush gives way to fenced…