•Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State Tenants have appealed to Niger State government to prevail on landlords to drop the planned upward review of house rent, particularly houses that have been in existence for over twenty years. The plea on the Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago-led administration to intervene and bring to an end what [&hell...
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has launched a public awareness campaign advising customers to check property account statements prior to moving in, aiming to prevent unexpected disconnections and inherited debts. The initiative, highlighted in a widely circulated social media advert, emphasises using the official portal infochec...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the proposed Lagos Tenancy Bill aims to balance landlord-tenant interests and resolve housing disputes. The Bill is currently before the State House of Assembly, reports NAN. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sunny Ajose Housing Estate in Ajara,...
•Britain’s homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, Britain’s homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, reportedly raised the rent on a property she owns in East London by £700 a month, shortly after the previous tenants moved out. According to the i Paper, four tenants were notified by email last November that their lease would not be renewed. They ...
•Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo The Anambra State Government through the office of the Special Adviser on Community Security has mandated all hotel operators and landlords in the state to start documentation and records of their clients and tenants. In a press statement today, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said t...
Conflict between landlord and tenant is not a strange phenomenon in Nigeria; indeed, having a smooth tenant-landlord is a blessing in today’s society. To avoid avoidable tenancy issues, the first step is to know your rights are protected and understand the basic rights you are entitled to as a tenant in Nigeria. It is difficult […]
•Adesina The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested a septuagenarian landlord, identified simply as Adesina, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old girl (name withheld) at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the residents and other tenants were throw...
•The discovered illegal apartments under Lagos bridge The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has said the government discovered 86 apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, where tenants pay N250,000 annual rent. Posting videos on his X account yesterday, Wahab said the 86 partitioned r...
The appearance of Chukwuemeka Okeke is sure to draw attention. He is frail and lean. But more than the lean frame is a body that is crying for basic needs. He is not sure when the next meal will come. He is not even sure where he will sleep with his four children after he […]

