Making A Will In Nigeria
EDITED BY: ASY'KOBI LIMITATIONS ON THE TESTATOR In some parts of Nigeria, a Will cannot be made to displace customary and native law, rules and inheritance, because of the duality of the Wills system in Nigeria; it would mean that there are two results that may occur depending on the part of the country where the testator is from. In some parts of Nigeria, for example, the Northern part, the main law that governs the making and validity of a Will is the Wills Act of 1837 which is a statute of general application. In some other parts of Nigeria, for example, the old western region, it is the Wills law of their respective states that is ap...