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1. Library Resource

   

   Compensation for Expropriated Community Farmland in Nigeria:

   An In-Depth Analysis of the Laws and Practices Related to Land Expropriation for the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos

   Peer-reviewed publication

   February, 2018

   Africa, Nigeria, Global

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Investments

   Land Conflicts

   VGGT

   development

   sustainable development

   expropriation

   compensation

   land conflicts

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Act’s (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights. The World Bank’s Land Governance Assessment Framework found that, in Nigeria, “a large number of acquisitions occurs without prompt and adequate compensation, thus leaving those losing land worse off, with no mechanism for independent appeal even though the land is often not utilized for a public purpose”.

2. Library Resource

   

   Fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions: Fair or fail?

   Journal Articles & Books

   June, 2023

   Global

   VGGT

   land governance

   land acquisitions

   compensation

   land rights

   Despite the existence of a legal framework defining the right to fair compensation, and notwithstanding the vast literature on transnational and domestic land deals, no theory has been developed so far to allow for a specific analysis of the economics of fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), limiting our understanding of the underlying reasons of success or failure of this important legal protection mechanism.