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- 2 Oct 2022
NCC, NLRC Inaugurate Committee to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Thursday in Abuja set up a committee to work towards the protection of the interest of telecom…
- 11 Mar 2024
NDPC, NLRC and SMEDAN Ink MoU to Strengthens Sectorial Regulation
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) signed two significant Memoranda of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development…
- 28 Apr 2019
NLRC, NCC Partner to End Ponzi Schemes
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have inked a signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to flush out illegal lottery operators, especially…
- 5 Oct 2023
NLRC Refutes Publication on Delisted Gaming Companies
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has disowned a publication on various media platforms said to have emanated from Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority with the caption “Public…
- 26 Feb 2016
NLRC, CPC Applaud Airtel as Red Hot Promo 3 Last Batch Winners Are Rewarded
‎Top executives from the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Consumer Protection Council (CPC), have applauded Airtel Nigeria for living up to expectations with regards the flagship…
- 16 May 2021
NLRC to Enhance Govt Revenue with Central Monitoring System
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) is set to introduce a central monitoring system that would ensure that all earnings due to government on lottery are collected with precision. Lanre…
- 16 Jan 2020
NLRC Bans Unapproved Foreign Lottery
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has banned the operation, promotion, sale of tickets, and offer to the public of any and all unapproved foreign lottery. Lanre Gbajabiamila, director…
- 13 Jul 2010
NLRC Wants Winners, Operators to Share Promos” Loots
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has proposed that 50 per cent of the proceeds from sales promotions by global system for mobile (GSM) operators should go to winners in a bid to restore…
- 5 Mar 2018
MRA Inducts NLRC into FOI Hall of Shame
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has named the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) as this week’s inductee into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for consistently violating the…
- 3 Oct 2019
NCC, NLRC, Others Laud Glo “My Own Don Beta” Promo
Nigerians from all walks of life have given lavish commendation to the grand masters of data for the life-transforming unique consumer promotion tagged “Recharge and Win Big”, otherwise called “My…
- 29 Feb 2016
CPC, NLRC Urge Telcos to Checkmate Fraudulent VAS Operators
The telecommunications network providers have been urged to deploy more technology to contain activities of fraudulent Value Added Service (VAS) operators. Both the Consumer Protection Council and…
- 19 Jan 2023
NCC Renews MoU with Lottery Commission
Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Wednesday in Abuja, signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, with provisions to deter unapproved…
- 10 Aug 2010
Winners Emerge in Glo Recharge & Win Promo
One thousand seven hundred and fifty-five winners have emerged in the Glo Recharge and Win Promo just as the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) validated the integrity of sales promotions…
- 14 Apr 2014
NRLC, NTA Join Forces to Fight Lottery Fraud
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has solicited for the assistance of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) towards monitoring the fraudulent activities of the illegal and…
- 16 Feb 2024
Reps Move to Ban Sports Betting
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, resolved to put an end to sports betting in the country. Following the decision, the House urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply…
- 5 Mar 2012
Subscribers Privacy and Unsolicited SMS
Some weeks back Mr. Peter Igho, Director-General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) asked telecommunications operators to stop sending unsolicited text messages on their lottery…
- 19 Nov 2012
Criminalize Unsolicited Calls & Messages, Igho Urges N/A
Peter Igho, director-general, National Lottery and Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has called on the national assembly to enact a law that will make it a criminal offence to send unsolicited calls and…
- 23 Feb 2023
National Lottery Nigeria Launches Operations, to Enrich Millions of Nigerians
Millions of Nigerians will begin winning incredible life-changing prizes with the commencement of operations by the National Lottery of Nigeria (NLN). Apart from lifting Nigerians from the morass of…
- 2 Jul 2021
Wow!lotto Opens Operation in Nigeria, Dangles ₦300m for Winners
Wow!lotto, first interactive online lottery game platform in Nigeria, has unveiled operation with an offering of a unique combination of lottery game mechanics with online casino visualization for…
- 21 Feb 2012
NCC Clarifies Issues on GSM Lotteries
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has cleared the air on the confusion over the issue of lotteries by the telecom service providers, insisting that the National Lottery Regulatory…
- 8 Apr 2019
FG Mulls VAT Charge on Lottery, Betting
Federal government on Monday said plans are afoot to charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on lottery and gaming activities and automate collection from operators. The federal government disclosed this…
- 16 Oct 2023
Betting Companies Kick as Lagos Blacklists 43 Gaming Operators
Some betting companies have described the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority’s (LSLGA) publication, which lists some betting companies as unregistered, as harmful to the developing gaming…
- 6 Aug 2018
NCC to License Firms to Host Lottery on Telcos
The Nigerian Communications Commission said it will soon license telecom companies to host lotteries on their networks. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of NCC, said this during…
- 6 Aug 2018
NCC Mulls Licensing Telecom Operators to Host Lotteries on Networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission 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…
- 29 Jul 2021
FG to Acquire CMS to Monitor Gaming
Federal government will soon acquire a Central Monitoring System (CMS) for the gaming industry for better performance and enhanced revenue generation. Sen. George Akume, minister of Special Duties…
- 12 Apr 2022
Wema Bank Makes Nine Millionaires as 5 for 5 Promo Ends
Wema Bank, innovative financial institution, has again restated its commitment to giving back to society as it successfully created nine new millionaires with its '5 for 5 Promo', which ended with a…
- 26 Mar 2020
EFCC Uncovers 35 Illegal Lottery Operators
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has uncovered the identity of 35 lottery business operators who do not have core licenses or permits to operate. This is in the latest attempt…
- 14 Feb 2016
19-Year Old Clinches Lenovo National Promo Star Prize
Ms. Vivian Onyemaechi, a 19 year old, from Delta State has emerged the overall winner of Lenovo National Promo. Oneyemaechi, a 'Jambite', represented by Nnamudi Marcellinus, took home the star prize…
- 17 Sept 2018
FG Barks as Illegal Lottery Operators Pocket N1 Trillion
The federal government has started moves aimed at putting an end to the activities of illegal lottery operators, which leave losses amounting to more than one trillion Naira annually. To this…
- 4 Oct 2020
Lottery Commission to Launch New National Game
Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, the director general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, has assured the nation that the commission is now better positioned to contribute more meaningfully towards…