Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
Annotated alteration evidence — page 58
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Official source(g) relating to enemy property;
(h) relating to trusts and trustees;
(i) relating to limitation of actions;
(j) relating to property vested in bodies corporate directly
established by any law in force in Nigeria;
(k) relating to the temporary taking of possession of property for
the purpose of any examination, investigation or enquiry;
(l) providing for the carrying out of work on land for the purpose
of soil-conservation; or
(m) subject to prompt payment of compensation for damage to
buildings, economic trees or crops, providing for any authority or
person to enter, survey or dig any land, or to lay, install or erect
poles, cables, wires, pipes, or other conductors or structures
on any land, in order to provide or maintain the supply or
distribution of energy, fuel, water, sewage, telecommunication
services or other public facilities or public utilities.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the
entire property in and control of all minerals, mineral oils and natural
gas in, under or upon any land in Nigeria or in, under or upon the
territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria shall
vest in the Government of the Federation and shall be managed in
such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
45. Restriction on and derogation from fundamental rights
(1) Nothing in sections 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of this Constitution
shall invalidate any law that is reasonably justifiable in a democratic
society -
(a) in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public
morality or public health; or
(b) for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedom of other
persons.
52 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations
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