ARCON requires prior approval for Nigerian gambling adverts
Nigeria’s Advertising Regulatory Council says all advertising, including online adverts, must receive approval from its Standards Panel before publication under section 54 of the ARCON Act 2022. ANB executive secretary Gift Tamunopreye said the costs could constrain licensed operators and advantage unlicensed competitors; ARCON director general Olalekan Fadolapo said the sector requires additional scrutiny.
Prepublication approval could raise licensed operators’ advertising costs and advantage unlicensed competitors.