Title: Women's ownership rights to landed property in Nigeria: key to economic empowerment

Authors: Yetunde Adebunmi Aluko

Addresses: Social Policy Department, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), PMB 5, UIPO, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract: Using desk reviews and qualitative data collection methods, the paper critically examines the rights of women to own land in current Nigeria, with a specific look at the three major tribes, both under the Nigerian customary laws and statute; the problems faced by women in Nigeria as a result of lack of unhindered access to land in their fatherland; the effects of such denial on their level of economic empowerment; and its ripple effect on the crucial role of women to achieve sustainable development goals. The paper concludes by recommending an awakening of the consciousness of relevant stakeholders.

Keywords: women; ownership rights; landed property; Nigeria; economic empowerment; women empowerment; land ownership; property rights; land ownership among Yoruba people; land ownership among Hausa people; land ownership among Igbo people; key to empowerment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGSDS.2019.102170

International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2019 Vol.3 No.2, pp.153 - 170

Received: 19 Jun 2018
Accepted: 03 Apr 2019
Published online: 09 Sep 2019 *

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