by A Nigerian student’s emotional outburst over her housing struggles has stirred reactions on social media.
In a TikTok video, she expressed her frustration, revealing that her landlord had unexpectedly raised the rent for all tenants.
A TikTok user, @fresh_lily, shared her distress, revealing that her annual rent had been increased from N80,000 to N150,000.
The sudden increase has left her struggling to make ends meet, despite her efforts to work hard and save.
The rent hike has put her in a difficult position, despite her hard work and efforts to save.
By sharing her story, she aimed to highlight the struggles many Nigerian students face, as they navigate rising living costs on tight budgets. When she questioned the rent increase, the landlord allegedly told her to vacate if she couldn’t afford it.
In her words: “Nigeria don finally spoil my early 20s for me. How can house rent increase from N80k to N150k in students area? The man said if we cannot stay, we should park out. Everyday I keep on hustling like a family woman. Even when I save I don’t save anything. TINUBU. Students are suffering everybody is crying.”
Watch the video below
See reactions below;
Itzgentleboy20: I buy beans today and the woman put jara, I say madam Comot am. jara for which gas?😏.
₱ɆⱠⱠɆⱤ : Student don Dey hustle pass who send ham go school 😢.
jackcock: 150k you dey complain which village is that is that Kwanu? my lease here a year na 2m.
Itzgentleboy20: I buy beans today and the woman put jara, I say madam Comot am. jara for which gas?😏.
beauty queen: am just disappointed with a lot of comments,if u can afford 150 dat doesn’t mean another person can afford,let be fair nah😢.
A👑K🥰U❤️D💍O: Bad governance has made our youth think 150k is a small money 🙂💔.
𝑶𝒍𝒂_𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑: 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒖𝒚𝒔, 𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚, 𝑰 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 40𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 2011 – 2013 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑰𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒔, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚, 150𝒌 𝒏𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍, 𝒏𝒂 𝒖 𝒈𝒐 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕🥺💔.
Raw prince carders: Mine from 430k to 700k just praying God provide so i peaceful move out even that 430k right now is like 4m in my eyes God Abeg 🙏🏻 can’t explain right now
