Tenancy Control News Today

Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the purchase of 1,000 motorcycles, in addition to another 500 tricycles, as part of

Only some landlords provided water and electricity bills for reference, meaning other tenants may have no idea if they are being overcharged, survey by Concerning Grassroot Housing Rights Alliance shows.

The law contains provisions aimed at preventing vulnerable tenants being taken advantage of, but ‘not much has changed’ since it went into effect, advocates say.

Legislation on tenancy control measures is a good start, but monitoring and enforcement are needed to make sure the changes stick for tenants and landlords alike.

The area is said to provide shelter to all sort of criminals, including drugs peddlers, cultists, prostitutes and even armed robbers. It is a place where people go to look for their stolen goods and missing girls, and in most cases recover them. However, with a publication of a story by this newspaper last week, security operatives on Saturday raided the village in a mass crackdown leading to arrest of over 100 suspects. The joint operation led by the police included officers of the Nigerian Ar...