•Some Kano street sweepers Kano street sweepers have staged a peaceful protest against the alleged refusal of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) to pay their salaries in the last 10 months. However, in a swift reaction, the Managing Director of the Board, Amadu Haruna Zago, said, “As far as we are concerned, those […]...
The Lagos State Government took enforcement action today against street hawkers and handcart pushers in different areas of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed this in a statement, with some of those arrested being interrogated and prosecuted. “As I instructed, Special Squad O...
•Street beggars Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly today discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would be an offence to give money to a street beggar. […]