The Nigerian Communications Commission has signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, with provisions to deter unapproved lottery and gaming practices on telecommunications platforms through information and intelligence sharing.
The Executive Commissioner , Adeleke Adewolu, also disclosed that the MoU was designed to address recent technology information-sharing capabilities, and consumer satisfaction and to enhance areas of co-regulation in line with the Federal Government’s digital economy mandate.
“Under the agreement, following requests from NLRC, NCC shall endeavour to block or disable illegal lottery gaming operators on the telecommunications service providers’ platform in Nigeria and NLRC.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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