The G-5 governors, popularly known as the ‘Integrity Group’ within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday evening, arrived Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, in Rivers State, from London, United Kingdom.
The plane conveying the group of five, which include Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Seyi Makinde of Oyo, touched down at the Airport at about 4:20pm.
They moved straight to Eneka Community in Obio/Akpor local government area of the State, where Governor Wike is expected to flag-off the construction of the Eneka-Igbo-Etche Road project, to link communities in Obio/Akpor and Etche local government areas of the State.
The G-5 governors had been in London for some days now to discuss on who to support in the 2023 presidential election between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi.
Recall that the group has been at loggerheads with the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over the continued stay in office of the party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, citing injustice to Southern Nigeria.
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/row-houses-with-colorful-facades-in-the-plateau-neighborhood-in-winter.jpg?id=56495212&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=132%2C0%2C132%2C0"/><br/><br/><p> With February in full swing, <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-rent-new-campaign" target="_blank">Montreal tenants</a> might notice a slight dip — not just in temperatures outside, but in the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-rent" target="_blank">city's rent prices</a> too.
</p><p> According to <a href="https://www.zumperrentals.com/blog/rental-price-data-canada/" target="_blank">Zumper's latest Canadian Rent Report</a>, Montreal has fallen slightly on the list of most expensive cities to rent in Canada. We're now sandwiched between London, ON and Calgary, AB for one-bedroom prices.
</p><p> Although our costs still saw a small uptick on the year (while <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-how-much-buy-home" target="_blank">home prices</a> skyrocketed), Montreal's average one-bedroom rent dipped slightly from $1,750 in January to $1,710 this month, reflecting a modest decline of 2.3%. The city's drop in position was thanks to Halifax's recent price surge and Kingston's jaw-dropping climb.
</p><p> Meanwhile, Vancouver and Toronto's prices remain sky-high despite both cities recording substantial declines since last year.
</p><p> Here's the latest breakdown of the top 13 cities with the priciest one-bedroom rents in the country:
</p><h2>One-bedroom rent in Canada (Feb 2025)</h2><ol>
<li>Vancouver, BC – $2,550 (-5.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Burnaby, BC – $2,400 (-1.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Toronto, ON – $2,300 (-6.1% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Victoria, BC – $2,030 (-0.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Halifax, NS – $2,010 (-1.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Ottawa, ON – $1,990 (+2.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Barrie, ON – $1,960 (+10.1% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kelowna, BC – $1,910 (-0.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kitchener, ON – $1,790 (-5.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Oshawa, ON – $1,790 (-3.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kingston, ON – $1,750 (-3.3% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Montreal, QC – $1,710 (+0.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>London, ON – $1,710 (-0.6% Y/Y)</li>
</ol><p> On the other hand, two-bedroom units in Montreal dropped 1.3% to $2,220, which is $50 cheaper than <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-rent-increase-2025" target="_blank">last month</a>. Despite the drop, Montreal still holds 7th place for the priciest two-bedroom rents across Canada with a 2.8% increase year over year.
</p><h2>Two-bedroom rent in Canada (Feb 2025)</h2><ol>
<li>Vancouver, BC – $3,460 (-8.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Toronto, ON – $3,010 (-5.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Burnaby, BC – $3,000 (-3.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Victoria, BC – $2,710 (+1.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Halifax, NS – $2,400 (-7.7% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Ottawa, ON – $2,400 (0.0% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kelowna, BC – $2,320 (+1.3% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Montreal, QC – $2,220 (+2.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Oshawa, ON – $2,160 (-1.4% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Barrie, ON – $2,130 (-2.7% Y/Y)</li>
<li>London, ON – $2,060 (-1.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kingston, ON – $1,950 (-8.5% Y/Y)</li>
</ol><p><span></span>The Zumper Canadian Rent Report looks at data from thousands of rental listings across the country each month to calculate the average rent for the 23 biggest metro areas in order to give a clear picture of the current rental market You can explore their full February report <a href="https://www.zumperrentals.com/blog/rental-price-data-canada/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em><p> <br/></p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em>
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