NPP Flagbearership race: Fred Oware and Sammi Awuku pick forms for Veep Bawumia

Campaign team members for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Messrs. Fred Oware and Sammi Awuku former Chief Executive Officer of Bui Power Authority and current Director-General of the National Lottery Authority respectively, on Tuesday May 30, 2023, picked nomination forms for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, officially signifying the Vice President’s formal entry into the governing New Patriotic […]

NLA, Ghana Post deliberates on areas of cooperation for national development

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) and Ghana Post are considering possible areas of mutual cooperation that will support national development. The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority Mr. Sammi Awuku and the Managing Director of Ghana Post, Mr. Bice Osei Kuffuor, otherwise known as Obour, in their meeting  on February 15, 2023, also discussed matters […]

NLA commissions smart lab equipped with 50 tablets, projector and laptops for teachers at correctional centre in Accra

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) through its Good Causes Foundation has commissioned a smart laboratory fully equipped with modern computer tablets for the Senior Correctional Centre at Dzowulu in the Greater Accra Region. The brand new smart laboratory which is equipped with 50 computer Tablets also comes along with a projector and one laptop for […]

The hardship is temporal, things will be better in 2023-Sammi Awuku assures

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and former National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Sammi Awuku has implored the Ghanaian people to rally around the President Akufo-Addo led government as they work assiduously to improve the economic situation of the country. According the Mr. Awuku, Ghana like, the rest […]

NLA to KKD on why GTV’s lotto draw broadcast contract was terminated

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has reacted to comments by popular master of ceremonies (MC), Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, (KKD) on why a contract with Ghana Television (GTV) to broadcast lotto draw was terminated. KKD in a TV/radio comment had questioned why United Television (UTV) was the TV station now broadcasting lotto draws instead of the national broadcaster, […]

Lotto ‘fraudsters’ on GH¢2.7m bail

Nine persons have been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media to deceive the public. The accused persons –Prince Agboglah Selorm, Wise Akagbo, Hallow Winnifred, Akli Gershon, Peter Sappey, Mantey Dzidzinyo, Oscar Amevor, Azilah Elijah and Samuel Kuditsa –according to the prosecution, were arrested following several complaints from […]

Sammi Awuku leads NLA Management to meet IGP-seek police support to clamp down on lotto miscreants

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Mr. Sammi Awuku today Tuesday November 9, 2021 led a delegation from the Authority to pay a courtesy call on the Inspector-General of Police. The visit afforded the two distinguished leaders to discuss areas of mutual benefit and interest and to identify areas of collaboration that would result […]