Nigeria real estate

“I Was Evicted Over a ₦40,000 Tax”: Inside Abuja’s Bitter Landlord-Tenant War Simbiat Usman displays the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) tenement rate demand notice issued to her property in Abuja. (Photo: Mirian/AHR)

Simbiat Usman displays the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) tenement rate demand notice issued to her property in Abuja. (Photo: Mirian/AHR)

“I Was Evicted Over a ₦40,000 Tax”: Inside Abuja’s Bitter Landlord-Tenant War

Oluwatobi Adu July 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria- thousands of Abuja residents, finding a home is only the beginning of an expensive journey....

Locked Out of Safety: How Abuja’s Broken Rental System is Pricing Residents into Danger In Abuja, rising rent, illegal fees, and weak tenant protection are forcing residents into unsafe settlements. How housing insecurity is becoming a survival risk.

In Abuja, rising rent, illegal fees, and weak tenant protection are forcing residents into unsafe settlements. How housing insecurity is becoming a survival risk.

Locked Out of Safety: How Abuja’s Broken Rental System is Pricing Residents into Danger

Chukwu Obinna November 2, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, where grand boulevards and gleaming estates are...