The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed the second reading of a new tenancy law bill. The bill aims to replace the old Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law from 2007 with a new law called the Tenancy Law, 2025. The lawmaker representing Ankpa I, who is the sponsor of the bill, Akus Lawal, explained that the …

Former Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the tenancy law to compel landlords to take six months rents. Fashola spoke during a Gala Night to mark 25 years of unbroken democratic governance in Nigeria, organised by the House of Assembly. The Tenancy Law was signed by Fashola in August …