Begging

Niger State governor, Alhaji Sani Bello, on Monday, imposed an 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. curfew in the entire parts of the state from Wednesday March 25 while banning outright all forms of street begging and hawking in the state.In a…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has cautioned owners of filling stations against the increase in hawking and begging activities at the filling stations in Zamfara.The controller in charge of Gusau, DPR field office, Alhaji…

THE Oyo State government has set in motion plans to have a law to arrest the prevalence of street beggars, destitute persons and mad men in the state.The proposed bill, spearheaded by the state Ministry of Women Affairs, seeks to…

Kaduna state government has said the laws against street begging, hawking, and motorcycle taxis (Okada) in the state capital and its environs would be enforced as from Wednesday, as part of measures to safe guard its citizens.This was…

IN the last few days, among national political issues that have dominated the news media are the freezing of the personal accounts of Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and the brouhaha that followed the reasons given by the Economic…