{"id":139717,"date":"2024-11-22T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/supreme-court-nullifies-national-lottery-act"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T10:29:57","slug":"supreme-court-nullifies-national-lottery-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/supreme-court-nullifies-national-lottery-act","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court nullifies National Lottery Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment followed the suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling on the matter, the Apex Court in a unanimous judgement consisting of seven members on Friday held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance.<\/p>\n<p>The lead judgment was delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled that such powers only reside with the state Houses of Assembly, which possess exclusive jurisdiction over lottery and games of chance.<\/p>\n<p>The court also ordered that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be enforced in all states, except the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. The judgment followed the suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states. 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