Acquisition of Land by Aliens Law. Country/Territory Nigeria Territorial subdivision Enugu Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleA Law to make provisions for regulating the procedure for the acquisition by aliens of land in the State and for connected purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Foreign land tenure Authorization/permit Cadastre/land registration Land tenure Property rights Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Law makes provisions for the procedures regulating the acquisition of land. Amongst other things, it provides that aliens may only acquire land with the approval of the governor of the State. To this regard, the Law has penal provisions for aliens who occupy land unlawfully. The Law contains a subsidiary legislation which contains the form for the application of the Governor’s approval for the acquisition of land by an alien. Full text English