‘Young Workers Now Work Mainly To Pay Rent, Transport’

The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has raised concern over the growing burden of rent and transportation costs on young Nigerian workers, warning that many salary earners are increasingly spending a substantial portion of their incomes simply to keep accommodation and get to work.
HDAN raised the concern in a statement to mark World Habitat Day 2026, stressing that Nigeria’s housing affordability debate must go beyond the cost of buying or renting a house.
The organisation said housing affordability should also take into account transportation costs, location, household income and access to employment.
According to HDAN, many young workers are caught between expensive a...