The lottery, that has been endorsed by the office of the Secretary-General of the Federation, the Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission as well as other technical partners, was launched Tuesday in Abuja.
The lottery also comes in form of an SMS trivia game based upon answers and questions on basic understanding of the on-going World Cup, and may last till September 3, 2014.
Aside from the star prize, the Eleven weeks lottery also offers available 35 Hyundai jeeps to be won every 2 weeks, a sponsored visit to Brazil as well as weekly cash gifts ranging from 5,000 to 25,000 Naira.
The Marketing Head of SET Plc, Leticia Otomewo, stated, “the more questions you answer, the more your chances of winning and you will know you have won only when Globacom gives you a voice call to announce your winning”. The following, they said, was their own means of celebrating Nigeria at 100 years.
Explaining how an individual could participate in the lottery, the Head of Value Added Services, said “simply text CWC to the short code 35777.
“Every question you answer attracts a charge of 100 Naira and the amount further qualifies the individual for the lottery.”
Globacom is one of the leading mobile service providers in Nigeria.
