Human rights lawyer and activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, has raised a fresh alarm over Nigeria’s worsening housing crisis, calling on President Bola Tinubu to declare a State of Emergency on housing and urban tenancy as rising rents and excessive charges push millions of Nigerians deeper into financial hardship. In an open letter he reportedly wrote …
Across major Nigerian cities, angry tenants cry foul as landlords and caretakers cash in on the crumbling economy Desperate Tenants Crowdfund and Share Rooms to Survive Rent Hikes While Nigerians battle the high cost of fuel, food, transportation and healthcare, the rising cost of house rents has added a fresh layer to the country's …
Across Nigeria’s capital city, the dream of living close to work is fast slipping away. The recent spike in house rents across Abuja has triggered an exodus of residents from central districts to far-flung areas, as landlords adjust their prices in response to inflation, rising building costs and, in some cases, sheer greed. For many, …
