Some residents of Nasarawa State have appealed to the state government to intervene in the arbitrary increase in house rent as the situation is becoming unbearable. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, also called on the government to make policies to regulate house rent as landlords were increasing rents at will. “She also appealed to the government to make policies that would put a stop to unnecessary increase in the rent by the landlords. “This is because some of them just hike the cost of the house without maintenance and consideration of the occupants. Similarly, Mr Makama Musa, a business man, lamented such incessant increase in the rent by the house owners.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 01, 2024 14:28 UTC