In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared that lottery is not within the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

In a well-considered ruling in the case of Attorney General of Lagos State v. National Sports Lottery LTD and NSL Lottery Management Co. LTD, the apex court held that “this suit is not for the determination of matters within the exclusive legislative list of the National Assembly of Nigeria….”

The judgement was delivered on March 31, 2023, by a five-man panel of Justices of the Supreme Court led by Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba. The certified true copy (CTC) of the judgement was, however, obtained at the weekend….ReadMore