Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Seyi Makinde has signed the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority Bill and the Anti-open grazing Bill into law. The new legislations officially ban street trading, open-grazing as well as address traffic management and environmental sanitation issues in the state. Editor’s Picks FG Locates Fleeing Binance Executive In … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has assured residents of the state, that the authority would intensify efforts at entrenching effective waste management across the state in 2024. Dr. Gbadegesin, who gave the assurance on Lagos Traffic Radio on Friday, noted that 2023 … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that starting next year, the Abia State Government has warned that it will make every effort to enforce the state’s prohibition on street trade, particularly in Aba, the state’s commercial hub. While briefing reporters on the results of this week’s State Executive Council meeting, which was chaired by Governor Alex Otti, the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has come under heavy criticism for banning all forms of street trading in the federal capital. This online media platform reports that Wike during a meeting with the management staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and Federal Capital Development … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has prohibited street trading within Abuja. Wike attributes the ban to his belief that individuals who engage in activities like selling corn and street hawking contribute to the insecurity and criminal occurrences in the nation’s capital. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has effected the arrest of more than 25 hawkers in syndicated raids across the state. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (retd) made the disclosure at the Command Headquarters, Bolade-Oshodi, on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Transmits 28-man List Of Ministerial Nominees … Read more
Lagos has threatened illegal street traders in the state with sanctions if their actions persist. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Office of the Special Adviser on Central Business Districts has again called on street traders to vacate the roads or face sanctions, especially within the Lagos Island Business District. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Govt Set … Read more