The Federal Government says all machinery has been put in motion to repeal the National Lottery Act (NLA), 2005.
It said that after the repeal of the Act, it would be replaced by the National Gaming Act (NGA), 2021.
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, disclosed this in Gombe Wednesday, during the virtual inauguration and handing over of vital medical equipment to the state’s Specialist Hospital and Federal Teaching Hospital.
Items donated include ultrasound scan machines, digital x-ray machines, oxygen concentrators, theatre beds, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Akume noted that the National Gaming Act would accommodate the growing dynamism of the lottery business in the country.
He added said, “Government is committed to ensuring that returns obtainable from other non-oil sources of revenues are maximised. The lottery is one of such alternative revenue sources, and this government is determined to make it more productive and sustainable. As the sector becomes firmly established, it is our expectation that lottery will be included in the strategic plans of the nation.”