Nation (26th January, 2012) - NLRC DECRIES NON- COMPLIANCE WITH LOTTERY ACT
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has berated telecoms operators and advertising agencies over shoddy compliance with the provisions of the Lottery Act in promos and adverts.
The commission also warned against the use of minors in promos and adverts, advising parents and guardians not to allow their children or wards to be used for adverts, especially those with subliminal messages.
Assistant Director and Lagos Coordinator for NLRC, Mr Obi Iroegbu at a consumer advisory forum in Lagos, said many operators have not been fully complying with the provisions of the Lottery Act which specifies certain criteria that must be followed in running promos and adverts.
He said non-compliance with the provisions of the Act in its entirety has been robbing the society of certain benefits.
Under the Lottery Act, 20 per cent of the funds realised during a promo or lottery activity should go into a community trust fund, established by the Act; thirty per cent goes to the commission, while 50 per cent is given to winners.
