{"id":31144,"date":"2026-08-16T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=31144"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:01:43","slug":"nigeria-to-review-tech-requirements-for-digital-gaming-after-enugu-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/nigeria-to-review-tech-requirements-for-digital-gaming-after-enugu-conference","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria to review tech requirements for digital gaming after Enugu conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nigeria\u2019s Innovation Minister has committed to reviewing NOTAP registration requirements for digital and software-delivered services, while EGC2026 called for gaming regulatory reform and greater investment in indigenous technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Nigeria.- Nigeria\u2019s Innovation Minister has committed the Ministry to reviewing National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) registration requirements for digital and software-delivered services<\/strong>, as the government examines technology-transfer arrangements in gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a post-event article published by the Enugu State Gaming Commission, the Ministry will also examine how these technology-transfer agreements are classified and valued, with the Commission and industry representatives invited to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Commission\u2019s account of the EGC2026 communiqu\u00e9, Udeh also committed to returning to the Enugu Gaming Conference 2027 (EGC2027) to report publicly on progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commitments followed the July 29\u201330 Enugu Gaming Conference 2026<\/a>, held at the International Conference Centre in Enugu under the theme \u201cCode, Capital and Compliance: Unlocking Nigeria\u2019s iGaming Tech Opportunity.\u201d The Commission said EGC2026 was designed to move the gaming conversation beyond betting and lottery operations towards technology, investment, regulation and indigenous technology development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission said: \u201cTechnology without capital does not scale. Capital without regulatory certainty<\/strong> does not stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communiqu\u00e9 called for states without dedicated gaming legislation to enact appropriate laws, alongside stronger inter-state coordination and data-sharing between gaming regulators. It also called for risk-based licensing of emerging gaming technologies and a review of the regulatory treatment of digitally delivered gaming services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission added: \u201cRegulatory certainty is not the same thing as regulatory leniency<\/strong>. Serious investors do not necessarily expect fewer rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference also identified indigenous Nigerian gaming technology and payments infrastructure<\/strong> as strategic priorities, alongside stronger links between research and commercialisation. The Commission said the issue was not about rejecting international technology or investment, but about ensuring Nigeria is not merely a market where gaming technology is consumed, but also a place where some of that technology is designed, financed, built, owned and exported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EGC2026 also examined the investment and taxation<\/strong> environment, including the effective tax burden on operators, gaming-related taxes, regulatory complexity, customer acquisition costs and compliance overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference addressed unlicensed and offshore gaming platforms, which the Commission said were identified as a shared threat to consumers, legitimate operators and government revenue. The communiqu\u00e9 called for responsible-gaming monitoring to extend beyond online platforms to agents and land-based outlets, including training agents to recognise customers who may be at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission said EGC2027 should be an accountability<\/strong> conference, with progress assessed against the 2026 commitments, including regulatory changes, indigenous technology development, investment, jobs and responsible gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Lagos gaming regulator urges African cooperation to strengthen industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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