The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in collaboration with the National Communications Authority (NCA) has successfully shut down the illegal short code *896# operated by Alpha Lotto Limited. Alpha Lotto Limited was duly licensed by NLA under Act 844 to operate lotto via Point of Sale Terminals regulated by Act 722. However, Alpha Lotto Limited started […]
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FDA recalls contaminated pet foods from market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about contaminated pet foods on the market. Subsequently, the FDA says there is a recall of various brands of pet foods manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods, Indiana in the United States of America (USA) which are already in the Ghanaian market. According to the FDA, […]
Alpha Lotto has no right to play its own games without NLA Authorization-NLA reacts
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has taken notice of the above statement emanating from the Management of Alpha Lotto Limited. Management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) would like to state categorically that, Alpha Lotto Limited was ONLY Licensed by NLA to operate Lotto under the Veterans Administration, Ghana Act, 2012 (Act 844) dated 1st […]
959 is the only legitimate digital platform for NLA 5/90 games
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) would like to caution the general public, players of NLA Products/Services and the media that, the ONLY operational and functional official short code of National Lottery Authority (NLA) is *959#. Any other platform operating digital lottery short code is FRAUD and illegal. A lot of investment has gone into the […]
Ghana and UK finalise deal to provide duty free access to the UK market
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday February 4 finalised an agreement that will provide duty-free and quota-free access for Ghana to the UK market and preferential tariff reductions for UK exporters. Ghana’s Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen in a tweet said “I am pleased that we have finalised a new Interim Ghana-UK Trade Partnership Agreement providing […]
People’s Pension Trust receives USD300,000 from Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
People’s Pension Trust has received funding of USD300,000 from Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) in support of its efforts to promote financial inclusion by providing informal workers with innovative pension products and services. People’s Pension will utilize the funds to design products, specifically, to boost inclusion in economic and social protection schemes. These groundbreaking products […]
Graphic man wins GH¢1.42 million lottery
A marketer, Mr Charles Acquaah-Arhin, has won a GH¢1.42 million jackpot lottery of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). The win, which also comes with a unique prize of GH¢20,000, is the highest jackpot break ever in the history of jackpot in Ghana. Mr Acquaah-Arhin, a member of staff of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), […]
Prudential Bank HR Naa Adoley Ankrah dies from Coronavirus
Head of Human Resource at the Prudential Bank has reportedly succumbed to complications of the Coronavirus. Atinkaonline reports that Naa Adoley Ankrah passed on while receiving treatment at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The report further indicates that close family relations who confirmed Madam Ankrah’s demise revealed that she contracted the […]
Government Digitalization Programme: Making a Valid and Solid Case for KGL Technology Limited
The Government of Ghana through the Economic Management Team, the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPPS), the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communications, the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Telecommunication Companies such as MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo, and a licensed Online Marketing Company and Digital Service provider known as KGL […]
Committee tasked to draft ‘Start Up’ Bill to complete work by February
The Technical Committee set up by the erstwhile Ministry for Business Development to draft the Ghana Start-up Bill has resumed sitting. The Committee, made up of the private and public sectors and Civil Society is mandated to consult stakeholders and start-up ecosystem players to draft an all-inclusive Start-up bill. The Bill, when passed will set […]
National Lottery Authority committed to payment of big wins
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) would like to urge the general public, staking players, Lotto Marketing Companies, media and stakeholders to totally and wholly ignore and discredit a news publication under the headline, “National Lottery Authority fails to pay big wins since April”. For the purpose of clarity and setting the records straight: It is […]
Melcom Group chairman, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani dies at 84
Chairman of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani has died on January 25, 2021, at 84. The astute business mogul was awarded Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time at the last Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. Under his watch, the Melcom has progressed into six separate companies with an overarching name, Melcom Group […]