Accommodation seekers and tenants are lamenting shocking rent hikes in Nigerian cities. He alleged that the landlord in Ketu increased his rent to N1.5milliom from N800,000, hence his decision for new accommodation in Ipaja. She said that a two-bedroom apartment in Lekki that once cost N1.5 million now cost N2.2 million. “The absence of affordable housing options forces many to seek accommodations in the more remote and developing districts, which lack necessary infrastructure, further exacerbating the gap between affordable and livable housing. For instance, in cities like Benin, Enugu, and Ibadan, the rent situation is equally worrying.