The Lagos State Government has restated that the ban on street begging or using babies to solicit alms on the street in any part of the state is still very much in force. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, reiterated this on Wednesday at Alausa during an interactive session with stakeholders. Ogunlende observed that after concerted …

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, during plenary deliberated on the idea of a law to curb street begging across the state. The law, if it comes into existence, will also penalise the encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it will be an offence to give alms to a street beggar. The lawmakers …

The Borno State Government has banned street begging and loitering in Maiduguri city and environs. This is contained in a public notice issued by the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prof. Usman Tar, on Sunday in Maiduguri. Tar said street begging and aimless loitering were not part of the culture of the Borno people. “In Borno State, street …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the provision of various job skills and additional homes would reduce the menace of women and children beggars across the streets of the state. In an interview on Television Continental News on Monday, Sanwo-Olu said: “These women and children beggars on the streets are citizens that are looking for sustenance and …