The Senate has given a second reading to a bill that would restrict rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi) has introduced a bill that aims to end yearly rent advance payments and force landlords to collect rent monthly in arrears. The bill, according to Adeyemi, will mitigate the impact of exorbitant property rents on inhabitants in the nation’s capital. The lawmaker also noted that many properties in Abuja are empty because of the outrageous rents placed on them, and because some landlords always insist their tenants pay one year or two years r…
