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- 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…
- 22 Apr 2019
Lottery Commission Goes Tough on Illegal Lottery, Gaming Operators
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, has said it would continue to clamp down on illegal lottery/gaming operators who hide under state license to carry out online operations in order to stop…
- 17 May 2021
Lottery Commission to Introduce General Monitoring System
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission is set to introduce a central monitoring system that would ensure that all earnings due to government on lottery are collected with precision. Mr. Lanre…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Sept 2014
Lessons, Risks of Online Lotteries & Gambling
There are only two gambling legalized and regulated in Nigeria; they are casinos and the national lottery. But despite these strict gambling laws, hundreds of illegal online lotteries, betting…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Mar 2022
FG Urges Lottery Firms to Pay Outstanding Liabilities or Risk Revocation of License
The Federal Government, yesterday warned licensed lottery companies in the country to pay all outstanding liabilities or they risk the revocation of their licenses. The Minister of Special Duties and…
- 26 Jun 2012
Losing the War on Gambling
Today, tales of how Nigerians are losing hundreds of naira through lotteries, betting and gambling schemes are common place. Operators of these schemes are exploiting the lax regulation and the…
- 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…
- 16 Nov 2015
How and Why Online Betting Fund Terrorism
There are need to urgently tackle illegal online lotteries, betting and gambling because they are increasingly being used for money laundering and terrorism financing. What we have had with…
- 13 Jul 2018
First Set of Winners Emerge in Spectranet World Cup Promo
Spectranet 4GLTE, leading internet service provider, has rolled out the first set of winners in her World Cup Promo, in keeping to the promise of engaging and rewarding customers. Out of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Jan 2025
NDPC to Impose Heavy Fines on Defaulting Data Processors, Controllers this Year
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced plans to significantly ramp up enforcement and impose substantial fines on data controllers and processors that violate the Nigeria Data…