Tag: Lottery
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Supreme Court to hear lottery regulation case 15 years after
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed March 13, 2024, to hear a suit filed in 2008, by the Attorney General of Lagos State against the Federal Government in respect of who controls and regulates the gaming and lottery sector.
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FG tightens grip against lottery, gaming platforms
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).
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Police arrest alleged murderer of Lagos lottery manager
A 35-year-old man, Kamalideen Raji, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police over the murder of a lottery manager in the Badagry area of the state. Confirming the arrest, the Lagos State Police Command said it arrested Raji on August 2, 2022, for stabbing the manager twice in the neck over a disagreement about…
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CSO alleges massive fraud in National Lottery Commission
…petitions EFCC, Special Duties Minister …over 100 official bank transactions done with staff personal accounts …calls for DG’s suspension A civil rights organisation, the Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership (NEBPRIL) has raised alarm over what it describes as the sordid developments bothering on official malfeasance at the National Lottery Regulatory Commission. NEBPRIL…
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Lagos Assembly passes Lottery, Gaming Authority Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill for the establishment of Lagos State Lottery And Gaming Authority. The assembly passed the bill through a voice vote after its third reading. The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, explained that the passage of the bill had harmonised all other laws relating to gaming and lottery…
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Lottery, pools, betting operators to pay N20million license fee in Lagos
Operators of lottery, pools and betting in Lagos are to pay license fee of N20million when a bill being considered by the state House of Assembly becomes law. The bill entitled; “Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Bill Arrangement of Sections” went through public hearing on Friday 14th August, 2020 at the state House of…
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FIRS to charge VAT on lottery, betting, automate collection
The Federal Government has announced plans to charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on lottery and gaming activities and automate collection from operators in the. This was announced on Monday in Lagos at a stakeholders’ engagement session with lottery and gaming operators. The session, organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in conjunction with the…
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NCC to license telecoms operators to host lotteries on networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will soon license telecom companies to host lotteries on their networks. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this during the review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NCC and National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Monday in Abuja. “Very soon we are going to…
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Trump urges congress to end U.S. visa lottery
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to end the visa lottery programme, citing a Justice Department crackdown on a recipient who abused resident status to finance terrorist activities abroad. “Time to end the visa lottery,” Trump said in a Twitter post. “Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans.” Trump linked his…
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Reps to investigate 19 lottery operators
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Governmental Affairs to investigate the activities of licensed lottery operators from 2000 to date with a view to ensuring that tax defaulters among them are made to pay promptly. This followed the adoption of a motion by Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, who noted that out of…