{"id":12408,"date":"2025-11-07T10:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:01:08","slug":"globacom-launches-new-lottery-service-with-multi-million-naira-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/globacom-launches-new-lottery-service-with-multi-million-naira-prizes","title":{"rendered":"Globacom launches new lottery service with multi-million naira prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The selection will take place every Friday, with the first live draw having taken place on November 7, 2025, at Globacom&#8217;s Mike Adenuga Towers in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria.- <strong>Globacom Nigeria<\/strong> has launched a new lottery promotion called <strong>Glo Play Up<\/strong>, where subscribers can pick a single digit <strong>from 0 to 9 <\/strong>to win multi-million naira prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, unveiled on <strong>November 5, 2025<\/strong>, is accessible via USSD by dialing <strong>*400#<\/strong> or by sending an SMS with the chosen digit to <strong>400<\/strong>, with no app or data connection required. Each entry costs \u20a6100, and customers can play as many times as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection will take place <strong>every Friday<\/strong>, with the first live draw having taken place<strong> on November 7, 2025 at Globacom&#8217;s Mike Adenuga Towers<\/strong> in Lagos. Ten winners from the pool of subscribers who correctly predict the winning number were awarded <strong>\u20a61m <\/strong>(\u20ac597) each, credited directly to their MoneyMaster Wallets. At the end of every month, one lucky subscriber will be selected for a grand prize of <strong>\u20a610m<\/strong> (\u20ac6,032).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players who miss out on the big jackpots will receive a <strong>\u20a6500 airtime<\/strong> consolation prize every Friday if their chosen digit is one number away from the drawn ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globacom describes the game as a platform where Nigerians can dream big and experience life-changing moments of joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement from the company read: \u201cWe understand the optimism and adventurous spirit of Nigerians. People love to play, dream and hope for that one big win. Glo Play Up is our way of making that dream more accessible, simple to play, affordable and truly rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/GHANA-NLA-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/national-lottery-authority-partners-with-medical-fund-to-boost-healthcare-in-ghana'>National Lottery Authority partners with Medical Fund to boost healthcare in Ghana<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The selection will take place every Friday, with the first live draw having taken place on November 7, 2025, at Globacom&#8217;s Mike Adenuga Towers in Lagos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":12413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Globacom Nigeria has launched \"Glo Play Up,\" a new lottery promotion allowing subscribers to win multi-million naira prizes by selecting a single digit. Accessible via USSD\/SMS for \u20a6100 per entry, the initiative features weekly \u20a61m prizes and a monthly \u20a610m grand prize, with the first draw held on November 7, 2025, in Lagos. This B2C offering aims to tap into the Nigerian market's demand for accessible and rewarding gaming experiences.","focusai_entities":"Globacom Nigeria, Globacom, MoneyMaster Wallets","focusai_location":"Nigeria, Lagos","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Contribution?","query":"What is the projected GGR contribution of 'Glo Play Up' to Globacom's overall revenue portfolio in its first fiscal year, and what are the anticipated NGR margins?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Strategy?","query":"How does Globacom intend to ensure robust regulatory compliance and responsible gambling frameworks are integrated into the 'Glo Play Up' operation, particularly concerning prize payouts, AML, and player protection in the Nigerian jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-12408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12408"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12464,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12408\/revisions\/12464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}