At 6:15 a.m., while most students living in school hostels are still preparing to wake up, Michael Awolowo is already dressed and waiting by the roadside. He carries his backpack in his hand and fixes his eyes on passing buses. A 300-level student of Public Administration at Osun State University, Michael begins his daily routine this way because he lives off campus. “I don’t wake up early because I want to,” he says. “I wake up early because I have to.” Across universities, many students can relate to Michael’s routine. As student populations continue to grow, hostel spaces remain limited, which forces more students to live outside the university campus. Only a small percentage of students can be accommodated in the campus hostels. “I applied for hostel accommodation in my first year, ...