The crisis in the Nigerian rental market precipitated by upsurge in house rents is now spreading across cities, pushing residents to locations where life is not only difficult but also unsafe.
House rents in the last 12-18 months have jumped by over 100 percent, fuelled by inflation and high interest rates.
In Lagos, many residents living in places like Surulere, Gbagada, Ilupeju, Yaba and others, classified as middle class settlements, are now relocating to suburbs such as Idimu, Ejigbo, Abulegba, Egbeda, Ojodu Berger, among others, on a
