Tag: begging
Lagos Assembly to pass law regulating alms begging – Speaker
By Rukayat Adeyemi Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, says the legislative arm is considering passing…
Borno Govt bans street begging, loitering
Tar said street begging and aimless loitering were not part of the culture of Borno people.
Street begging, hawking Prohibition Bill in Imo scales second reading
A bill to prohibit street begging, hawking and purchase of goods on the road in Imo passed the second reading…
Sri Lanka bans begging in capital
The Sri Lankan government said on Wednesday that it had banned begging along the roads or in public transport places…
Being physically challenged, not reason for begging – Cleric
Mr Jude Uchechukwu, Senior Pastor of World Liberation Assembly, Nsukka says being physically challenged is not reason to become a…
Sultan of Sokoto says begging has no basis in Islam
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said on Saturday that begging has no basis in Islam and challenged those…
Ajimobi calls for support to stamp out beggiing
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Sunday in Ibadan urged the media and law enforcement agencies and religious organisations…
Ambode calls for enforcement of law against street trading, begging
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday directed the Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Other Special Offences to carry…
El-Rufai Bans Hawking, Begging In Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna Following Tuesday’s bomb blast at Sabon-gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has banned street…
Nigerian state outlaws begging
Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the northern Nigerian state of Kano on Thursday signed the Street Begging Prohibition Bill 2013 into…