A viral tweet by social media user @_adesuwaaaaaa has sparked widespread conversation about Nigeria’s rising rent prices and the strained relationships between landlords and tenants.
A Nigerian lady identified on X (formerly Twitter) as @_adesuwaaaaaa has caused a stir online after revealing that her mother increased the rent of her three-bedroom apartment from ₦600,000 to ₦1 million — a move that has reportedly turned her tenants against her.
In her humorous post, she wrote:
“Lmao, my mom increased her 3-bedroom from 600k to 1 million and her tenants are fighting her 😭. They’ve stopped greeting her 😭.”
The tweet quickly went viral, drawing thousands of reactions from Nigerians who shared mixed opinions on the matter.
While some users supported the landlady’s decision, citing the high cost of living and inflation in the country, others condemned the sharp increase, describing it as “insensitive” and “unfair to tenants already struggling to survive.”
Many also used the opportunity to highlight the ongoing housing crisis across major Nigerian cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt — where rent prices have reportedly doubled in the last two years.
Some netizens, however, couldn’t help but find humor in the situation. One user commented, “It’s always peaceful until rent renewal season — then the real characters come out.”
The post continues to trend on social media with thousands of engagements, as Nigerians debate the balance between property ownership, empathy, and economic realities.
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