Rising Rents: Lagos Deputy Gov Advises Young Workers To Live With Parents, Share Accommodation

Lagos State deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has advised young workers struggling with rising rents to consider living with their parents, relatives or sharing accommodation rather than taking on apartments they cannot comfortably afford.
Hamzat said young people should choose housing based on their income and financial capacity, particularly at the early stages of their careers.
The deputy governor spoke on Thursday during a question-and-answer session with Nigeria Info FM, while responding to concerns about how a 22-year-old earning N100,000 monthly could afford a self-contained apartment or mini-flat costing about N1 million annually.
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