The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International, of mischief in relation to its Corruption Perception Index report. Transparency International in its report released February attributed Ghana’s low ranking to some corrupt allegations within a time period covering the NDC administration and the current NPP … Read more
Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) has called on the government to legalise operations of private lotto operators, popularly known as ‘Banker-to-Banker,’ to allow Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the lottery industry. GLOA also called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, amend Section 2(4) of the National Lotto Act 2006, Act … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye has tasked the leadership of the House to within one week come up with a cogent approach towards dealing with an alleged bribery claims against Parliament Committees sittings outside the capital, Accra. The directive follows recent allegations that National Lottery Authority (NLA) paid over GHc150, 000 to facilitate … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has described as disgraceful for the Finance Committee of the 6th Parliament to have accepted sponsorship from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to deliberate on the amendment of the National Lottery Act, 2006 (Act 722). Commenting on the revelation … Read more
The Deputy Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Moses Anim, says the news of the National Lottery Authority spending GH¢150,000 on the Finance Committee, doesn’t bode well for the image of the legislature, and also has the tendency to erode patriotism among Ghanaians. According to him, there is the need to probe the matter to establish the truth … Read more
A governance expert at the University of Professional Studies says claims of corruption against Ghana’s parliament could cause the people to question the credibility of the work members of parliament. “Parliament needs to do a thorough job before passing bills into law, but how credible will people take their work when every now and then … Read more
Have you ever heard this tale of Two Road Ministers? Well, one was from Ogyakrom; the other from Anago. They met at one of these numerous konom-tea (committee) meetings at an international forum. Both from West Africa, both English-speaking; they soon became friends. International conference over, they flew back to their respective countries but with … Read more
Former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, has admitted his committee received money from officials of the National Lottery Authority before deliberating on the amendment of the National Lottery Act, 2006 (Act 722). He said the Authority first presented GHC 50,000 to the Committee “but when we looked at the provisions, we realised … Read more
Parliamentarians from both sides of the House has praised the retired Chief Justice (CJ), Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood for her immense contribution to the country’s justice delivery system. According to them, Mrs. Wood’s enviable success in Ghana’s judicial reform over the past 10 years cannot be over emphasized. Mr Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader in … Read more
The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Kofi Osei-Ameyaw has stated that lottery is a win-win game and therefore gamblers who do not win must not be discouraged since their monies are used for national development. He said most gamblers get extremely disappointed when they do not win thus discouraging them from gambling … Read more
The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw has held discussions with the Executive Secretary of the Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana, (CLAAG) Mr. Kwaku Duah-Tawiah and some lotto agents on issues pertaining to the association. The visit by CLAAG stems from the call by Hon. Osei-Ameyaw to all lottery operators … Read more
The Executive Secretary of the Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana (CLAAG), Mr. Kwaku Duah-Tawiah has made known the readiness of members of the association to work with the National Lottery Authority (NLA). According to Mr. Kwaku Duah-Tawiah, members of the CLAAG are not nation wreckers and are willing to work with the NLA, particularly … Read more
Yaw Amoakohene Baafi has been appointed as Deputy CEO of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). The appointment of Mr Baafi, a social scientist and communications specialist, takes effect immediately, according to information from credible sources. He is a product of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and his last role was as international liaison director … Read more
The Director General of National Lottery Authority, (NLA) Kofi Osei-Ameyaw has said the Authority is ready to embrace all lottery operators who are not operating within the ambit of the law but are willing to join NLA. He was speaking with executives of the Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMC) who had called on him … Read more
The people of Dzindziso in the Kadjebi district had a windfall when the registration number of a bird suspected to have migrated from Germany turned out to be two of the numbers on the National Lottery Authority (NLA) draw last Saturday. Almost everyone in the community was said to have won the lottery on that … Read more
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has deployed stringent measures to flush out illegal lotto operators, commonly known as ‘Banker to Banker’ from the system. The NLA is embarking on this action to secure the state from continuously loosing revenue for national development to the activities of illegal lotto operators. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, the new Director-General appointed … Read more
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has indicated that it will soon clamp down on the activities of illegal lotto operators, popularly called banker-to-banker, to help generate revenue for national development. Director-General of NLA, Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, disclosed this in a discourse with members of the Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMC), who paid a courtesy call … Read more
The Director General of National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw says NLA will soon clamp down heavily on illegal lottery operators, popularly referred to as Banker to Banker, to help generate revenue for national development. Mr. Osei-Ameyaw was interacting with members of the Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMC) who called on him to … Read more
The Director General of National Lottery Authority (NLA), Honorable Kofi Osei-Ameyaw says NLA will soon clamp down heavily on illegal lottery operators, popularly referred to as Banker to Banker, whose activities are depriving the state of much needed revenue for national development. Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw was interacting with members of the Association of Lotto Marketing … Read more
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), is optimistic of becoming the most preferred Lottery Operating Institution in Africa by 2018. The Director General of the Authority, Brigadier General Martin K. G Ahiaglo (RTD) who made this revelation said, to achieve this vision, the authority has put in place measures – including employing modern technology that would … Read more