Land Administration Reform in Lagos State: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Electronic Document Management System
| dc.contributor.author | Thontteh, E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Omirin, M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-14T11:44:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-14T11:44:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | Scholarly articles | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The land registration system is a necessary element to be considered in a developing market economy, as land is most effectively used and exchanged when the underlying rights are registered. This chapter assesses procedures for land titling and registration in the study location, identifying problems critical to land registration reform and assessing the impact of the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on title registration in Lagos State. The population for the study includes practising firms of lawyers and estate surveyors and valuers out of which the sample size was systematically drawn. Land bureau officials were also interviewed. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative data while mean item score, t-test and factor analysis were used to isolate critical factors affecting land titling and registration. The paper outlines the challenges of land registration and titling as lack of an effective institutional framework, existence of an ambiguous legal framework, high land taxes and charges and inadequacy of technical skills/competent staff in the study area. Furthermore, it posits that EDMS has not aided land dispute reduction or increased the number of applications processed substantially. Finally, systematic land titling and registration (SLTR) is recommended as a prerequisite for social cohesion and economic development of the land market in Lagos State. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Thontteh, E.O and Omirin M.M. (2020) Land Administration Reform in Lagos State, An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Electronic Document Management System. unilag journal of humanities. Vol 8 No 2 (2019) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10366 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Unilag Journal of Humanities | en_US |
| dc.subject | EDMS | en_US |
| dc.subject | Land Administration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Land Reform | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lagos | en_US |
| dc.subject | Registration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES | en_US |
| dc.title | Land Administration Reform in Lagos State: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Electronic Document Management System | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |