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Lanre Gbajabiamila
Ahead of its planned National Gaming Conference, slated for July 2021, the Management of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on all areas of mutual interest in fostering increased revenue generation for the federal government.
The Director General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila stated this recently when he led the management of the NLRC on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Mamman Nami.
The NLRC DG noted that with the sustained developmental growth witnessed in the lottery industry, coupled with the ancillary business opportunities therein, it became imperative for the commission to seek collaborations with relevant agencies to complement its regulatory efforts.
The FIRS boss noted that taxes were the primary source of revenue to governments all over the world and as such the FIRS has been generating the bulk of funds distributed by FAAC.
The Director General of NLRC, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, expressed readiness to collaborate with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on all areas of mutual interest in fostering increased revenue generation for the Federal Government.
The development came ahead of its planned National Gaming Conference, slated for July 2021.
“Scope of operations has grown, just as the entire industry is witnessing astronomical growth. We seek out sister Federal Government agencies relevant in our actualising our mandate for concrete collaborations,” he said.
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Lottery commission partners EFCC, ICPC to curb fraud, boost revenue
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLC) says it is partnering with anti-corruption agencies to curb cyber fraud in the lottery system.
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The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLC) is partnering with anti-corruption agencies to curb fraud in the lottery system, its Director-General, Lanre Gbajabiamila, has said.
According to him, the collaboration with “the National Information Technology and Development Agency (NITDA), the
Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)” will help “to combat cyber fraud that is associated with lottery in the country.”