Land Use and Land Allocation in Nigeria: The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
摘要
Land use and land allocation are two crucial aspects of land management in any country. Land use entails the purpose land is meant to serve or what land is used for, which could either be for residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes as the case may be, while land allocation entails the distribution/sharing of a country’s land by the State subject to the system of land tenure or landholding recognized by law of the country. In Nigeria, land use and land allocation are regulated by the Land Use Act of 1978, as the Act made provisions for the management and control of land in Nigeria as well as the land tenure system in Nigeria. Despite the provisions of the Act, there exists a duality of land tenure system in Nigeria, and controversies such as open grazing, farmers herders clash, climate change have continued to impact land use and land allocation in Nigeria. These controversies have contributed to various conflicts and even threatened food production in Nigeria. However, with advancement of technology and the growth of Artificial Intelligence, there exists a possibility that the deployment of Artificial Intelligence in land use and land allocation in Nigeria may address some of these issues. Thus, this paper examines the role of Artificial Intelligence in land use and land allocation in Nigeria. In carrying out this research, the doctrinal methods of research were utilized as relevant existing primary and secondary literature was analyzed. The paper concludes that Artificial Intelligence has a role to play in land use and land allocation in Nigeria, and recommendations were made for Artificial Intelligence to be deployed in land use and land allocation in Nigeria.