Rep. Kelechi Nwogu of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party has issued a correction to the widely circulated news that the House of Representatives is making moves to ban sports betting in the West African nation.
The House of Representatives held a plenary meeting in Abuja last week where it directly addressed the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), which is in charge of the licensing and regulation of the lottery and gambling activities in Nigeria.
Prior to the weekend, it had been reported that Nwogu and PDP had drafted a bill calling on Nigerian ministers to “completely prohibit sports betting in the country over concerns regarding mental health challenges”.
