Lagos Assembly advances bill seeking to ban street begging

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The Lagos Assembly in Nigeria is advancing a bill to ban street begging. The legislation aims to address issues related to security, sanitation, and the city's image by creating a legal framework to manage the persistent problem of street begging in Lagos.

The proposed legislation, debated during plenary, seeks to curb street begging and establish a legal framework for addressing a persistent social problem affecting security, sanitation and the image of Nigeria's commercial capital. The post Lagos Assembly advances bill seeking to ban street begging appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.