Beyond Tuition: The Hidden Housing Burden in Nigerian Universities HIGHER education in Nigeria has long been framed as an affordable alternative to private institutions. Federal tuition remains comparatively low. Yet for thousands of students, affordability ends where accommodation begins. A new financial hierarchy now defines university life — one where landlords, agents and property developers […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON Rising Rents, Growing Frustration AMID growing public anger over escalating housing costs, real estate stakeholders have warned that removing VAT on land and rent will not deliver meaningful relief to tenants. Although the Federal Government has exempted VAT on land, buildings and rent under the current tax framework, property professionals argue that rental […]
Rents Beyond Reach: How Nigeria’s Housing Crisis Is Pushing Families to the Brink NIGERIA’S urban housing crisis has entered a dangerous new phase. Across major cities in the South-West and South-South, rent levels have surged so sharply that they now exceed the annual income of many working families, forcing mass displacement, social […]