Landlords
13 Sep
House owners and residents around the Ibadan Circular Road have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to reconsider his decision to pull down their properties further, saying many of them have died and scores are traumatised over the ongoing demolition. They lamented that the action would compound the unbearable burden on the residents…
17 Feb 2024
The Lagos State Government has announced a crackdown on homeowners in state housing schemes who are accused of renting out their apartments at "exorbitant" fees.
6 Feb 2024
Since after the days of Shehu Shagari and Lateef Jakande, tenants in Nigeria have been perpetually at the mercy of landlords who not only collect their rents upfront, but also increase same at will.
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The Senate has charged nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and South East Development
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The Senate has expressed deep concern over the low remittances to the Federation Account by ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), and government-owned enterprises (GOEs) in 2024, despite significant revenue generation. At an interactive session in Abuja on Monday, Senator Sani Musa, Chairman of the Joint Finance Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, highlighted the…
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Melania Trump signalled she intends to mostly live in the White House when she returns to Washington as first lady next Monday, squelching speculation that she might split time between other residences. When Donald Trump took office for the first time in 2017, his wife did not immediately join him at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, instead…