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By: Macbeth Ojugbeli
Gone are the days when lottery players and operators were seen as unserious citizens in the society however, today it takes passion, integrity, transparency and good collective efforts to run lottery scheme in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Lottery has taken a new face as the long neglected sector is recently flooded with credible and passionate personalities working tirelessly to standardise the lottery games.
However, in face of the challenge of regulation and monitoring, the commission has strive harder to build the sector to be one of the best revenue generation in Nigeria. It is in this vain that all Nigerians also benefit immensely.
On this, a platform to make every player a winner emerged: Give n Take National Jackpot launched on June 25, 2017 to make Nigerians richer.
It offers a prize of 15 Million Naira and lot of consolation prizes every Sunday. According to the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jolly Enabulele, the jackpot if no winner emerges attracts additional millions and it is carried over to subsequent weeks for potential jackpot winners.
The scheme is 5 of 33 where every player picks 5 numbers within 33 numbers with a state attached to each play. You can play the game everyday and as many times as you want at every local online vendors nationwide. As little as a 100 naira can turn your life around.
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The launching of the scheme witnessed a landslide of respected personalities who believe in the development and sustainability of Nigeria and her people in general.
Speaking at the event, the Ag. Director, Admin and Finance, Mr. Robert Bolokor, having made reference to lottery at the international level commended management of the Give n Take. He added that the process be made transparent always to achieve the purpose of making everybody in the society a winner.
The lottery commission inspected the machines and balls and an approval was granted.
Bolokor urged Nigerian operators to be committed to good causes and stop relying on foreign platforms, thus they should concentrate on indigenous platforms to make more positive impacts.
Other dignitaries at the event were former Director General of the Commission, Mr. Adolphus Ekpe, Assistant Director, Mr. Yagba Twav, other staff of the commission, members of Nollywood and Nigerian entertainment industry, Patoranky, Bimbo Akintola and other comedians and artists.
The launch as coordinated by Segun Arinze, a nollywood veteran and Lynda Osifo, produced consolation cash prizes for winners.
