Contemporary Issues in Land Administration and Management: The Role of Estate Surveyors and Valuers
Department of Estate Management, School of Environmental Studies, Federal Polytechnic P.M.B. 1006, Damaturu, Yobe State: muktar1717.mua@gmail.com Phone No: +2348036508045
Abstract
Abstract
Effective and efficient land administration and management requires a vibrant and robust policy and implementation that will meet the needs of all people, accelerating the percentage of the population with secure tenure, fostering confidence and trust, promoting security, safety, and peace, as well as building a vibrant and effective land market that takes land values and other factors into account. Effective land administration must be appropriate and sufficient, interoperable and sustainable, adaptable and inclusive, and able to quickly capture and document all types of linkages between people and land. As much a part of any nation's civil services as they are of land administration, effective, efficient, transparent, and responsible land administration services are essential. This research paper envisaged on the contemporary issues in land administration and management, it is mainly literature review which dwell on the concept of land administration and management, synopsis of Nigeria’s land administration and management framework, current concerns for efficient land management and administration in nigeria as well as the function of estate surveyors and valuers in Nigeria’s modern land administration and management.
Key words: Contemporary, Issues, Land, Land Administration, Management.
