1.

KEY AREAS THE NIGERIAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

LAW OF 1992 IS DIFFERENT FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTRY
PLANNING LAW OF 1946
 Plan preparation and implementation
 Development control
 Control on special cases
 Rehabilitation and renewal of areas

2. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IMPROVEMENT AREA AND PLANNING

AREA
IMPROVEMENT AREA PLANNING AREA

Improvement area is an area that is The planning area refers to the

declared for the purpose of
rehabilitation, renovation and upgrading
the physical environment, social
facilities and infrastructure of the area.
geographic area covered by the plan.
Generally, the planning area follows
local government jurisdictional
boundaries, such as cities, townships,
counties, or planning districts.

3. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATUTORY CERTIFICATE OF

OCCUPANCY AND CUSTOMARY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY
STATUTORY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY
A statutory Certificate of Occupancy is a
land title document that is issued by the
State Government as evidence of ownership
of land signed by the Governor to
landowners, as a legal proof of land
ownership
CUSTOMARY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY
Customary right of occupancy is a right of
occupancy expressly granted by a local
government authority to persons in respect
of land within its localities, which are not
designated as an urban area by the State
Government, for the purpose of
agricultural use, residential and other
purposes.
 POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Eminent Domain also called condemnation is the power of local, state or federal
government agencies to take private property for public use so long as the government
pays just compensation.

ELEMENTS OF EMINENT DOMAIN

 To exercise the power of eminent domain, the government must prove that the
four elements set forth in the Fifth Amendment are present: (1) private property
(2) must be taken (3) for public use (4) and with just compensation. These
elements have been interpreted broadly
 PRIVATE PROPERTY: The first element requires that the property taken be
private. Private property includes land as well as fixtures, leases, stocks, and
other items. 
 TAKING: The second element refers to the taking of physical property, or a
portion thereof, as well as the taking of property by reducing its value. Property
value may be reduced because of noise, accessibility problems, or other agents.
Dirt, timber, or rock appropriated from an individual's land for the construction
of a highway is taken property for which the owner is entitled to compensation.
 PUBLIC USE: The third element, public use, requires that the property taken
be used to benefit the public rather than specific individuals. Whether a
particular use is considered public is ordinarily a question to be determined by
the courts.
 JUST COMPENSATION: The last element set that the amount of
compensation awarded when property is seized or damaged through
condemnation must be fair to the public as well as to the property owner.