Bello Maigari
9 Feb
With over 65 million active online bettors in Nigeria, who spend an average of $15 per day on various forms of online gaming and betting, the Federal government, yesterday, said it was targeting an increase in revenue from the sector.
12 Dec
Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund, Bello Maigari, has said the 2024 budget presented by the President holds a lot of promise for virtually all sectors in the country. Noting that the president has laid the right foundation for building a strong and prosperous Nigeria, Maigari said with the budget of renewed hope, Nigeria should…
1 Nov
Data from the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has revealed that over 65 million Nigerians actively engage in betting, spending an average of $15 daily.
31 Oct
The Federal Government is proposing to introduce a sports betting industry tax scheme in the country. The executive secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), Bello Maigari, on Tuesday said Nigerians spend billions of dollars on betting each year despite the economic hardship in the country. Maigari said this at the second edition of…
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A Federal High Court, Lagos has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the suit filed against First Bank Holdings by the bank's shareholder, Olusegun Samuel Onagoruwa, seeking to stop the yearly General Meeting of the bank.
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Weak digital public infrastructure has been identified as a significant factor that hampers the government's ability to effectively and equitably deliver services to its citizens.
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Ahead of the September Edo state governorship poll, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo has pledged to transform the state into an economic powerhouse in Nigeria.
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KPMG has announced the cancellation of job offers to some foreign graduates in the United Kingdom (UK). KPMG took this step following the decision of the UK government to tighten visa rules for overseas workers in a bid to cut record immigration. The Financial Times reports that one of the UK’s biggest graduate employers, the…
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Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…
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Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
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Football teams that have registered for the much anticipated Alimosho Football Coaches Council Under-16 League have been warned to desist from all sorts of football unprofessionalism that can bring the league and football into disrepute. According to the leader of Alimosho Football Coaches Council, Mr. Samuel Uchenna Eke: "We want to do better than last…