We think rent should work like salary does.

Most Nigerian tenants are paid monthly but asked for a year of rent at once. Vaqnt closes that gap — fairly, inside the rules, and with every number on the table.

A young couple laughing on the floor of their new flat

Why we exist

Nobody should need a year’s salary to get a front door.

The yearly lump sum pushes people into borrowing from family, draining savings, or settling for somewhere worse. Landlords, meanwhile, want certainty. We give tenants a monthly plan and landlords the full year upfront — so both sides get what they actually need.

What we hold ourselves to.

Inside the rulesWe build inside Nigerian regulation, not around it — licensed lending, protected data, honest investing.

One clear numberEvery cost is shown before you sign. No fee hidden three screens later.

Fair to both sidesTenants and landlords each get a real way to raise a problem, and a mediator when they disagree.

The team.

Emmanuel OnyoFounder & CEOFintech engineer in Abuja. Has built regulated payment and banking systems, and now the rent plan he wished existed.

This could be you.We’re building the first team in Abuja: engineering, risk and landlord partnerships.See careers →

Careers

We’re building in Abuja.

Engineers, operators and people who know Nigerian property. Tell us what you’d build. careers@vaqnt.com

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