NIPSS asks Tinubu to issue executive order to regulate sports betting

The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) has asked President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order to regulate sports betting in Nigeria.

NIPSS made this call on Wednesday during a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Inter-Governmental Affairs.

The hearing was on the need to curtail the dangerous effects of sports betting and the need for the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, of 2005.