Inconsistencies in Reporting by Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah
Integrity and credibility are the cornerstones of any reputable media outlet, especially when it comes to investigative journalism. However, it appears that Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah have been gradually undermining their own integrity and credibility through their reporting on the NLA-KGL deal. This inconsistency is evident in their conflicting claims over the financial dealings between the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and KGL Technology Limited.
On 19th September 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah claimed that NLA exchanged a prime business for a peanut of GHS 170 million from KGL for the year 2025. Then, on 9th October 2025, they indicated that NLA received GHS 157.6 million from KGL for 2024. Surprisingly, on 16th October 2025, they misinformed their readers by stating that “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero.” This raises serious questions about the accuracy and consistency of their reporting.
If, as per their previous narratives, NLA received GHS 157.6 million in 2024 and GHS 170 million in 2025 from KGL, then how can they claim that NLA makes zero profit? According to basic mathematics, GHS 157.6 million (2024) plus GHS 170 million (2025) equals GHS 327.6 million. This amount would only increase if we include the monies NLA received from KGL in previous years such as 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Moreover, on 13th October 2025, Fourth Estate published that “in 2019, for the first year of the NLA-KGL deal, NLA’s PROFIT for the State reduced to GHS 17 million.” If NLA could make a profit of GHS 17 million for the State in 2019, why is Fourth Estate now claiming that “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero”?
KGL Profit in 2024
For clarity, KGL made a profit of GHS 70 million in 2024 while paying GHS 157.6 million to NLA. This data clearly shows that NLA earns more than what KGL earned as profit in 2024. A fact check from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) also indicates that KGL paid taxes to GRA in 2024, an amount higher than the profit earned by KGL in 2024.
By the end of 2025, both NLA and GRA will receive payments from KGL that will eventually exceed KGL’s profit for 2025. This highlights the complexity of the financial relationship between the two entities.
Inconsistent Narratives
In the beginning of their “JANDAM” investigative journalism, Fourth Estate lied that KGL was controlling a GHS 3 billion prime business. However, on 16th October 2025, the same Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah are telling us that “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero.” This inconsistency is alarming and should make readers question the reliability of their reporting.
Debts of NLA in the Absence of NLA-KGL Deal
From the audited accounts of NLA, the debts incurred from 2012-2019 were as follows:
- 2012 – GHS 16,754,642.18
- 2013 – GHS 56,917,633.63
- 2014 – GHS 11,597,177.79
- 2015 – GHS 18,306,364.73
- 2016 – GHS 21,035,212.20
- 2017 – GHS 14,601,385.04
- 2018 – GHS 560,155.27
- 2019 – GHS 26,624,188.53
The total debts of NLA before the NLA-KGL deal were around GHS 233,121,889.28 million. These debts included unpaid lotto prizes, contractors, withholding tax, SSNIT contributions, technical service providers, lotto commissions, provident fund, and staff union dues.
NLA Transfers to Consolidated Fund Has Nothing to do with NLA-KGL Deal
The duty of NLA to transfer money to the Consolidated Fund is a political and management decision that has nothing to do with the NLA-KGL deal. The responsibility of KGL is to pay its fees to NLA in accordance with the terms of its license agreement.
What NLA does with the money paid by KGL is not the business of KGL. Similarly, KGL cannot dictate how GRA uses the taxes paid by KGL to the state. Would you blame KGL if GRA fails to transfer the paid taxes of KGL to the Consolidated Fund?
KGL Contributions to National Development of Ghana
KGL contributes significantly to national development through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Social Investments (CSI). Some of these contributions include:
- Construction of a multimillion-dollar ultra-modern Mental Health Facility in Kumasi in collaboration with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
- Face-lift for Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
- Support to Akropong School for the Blind.
- Donations to Flood Victims at Keta.
- Democracy Cup initiative by the Parliament of Ghana.
- Sponsorship to Ghana Football Association.
- Sponsorship to Ghana Black Stars and other National Football Teams.
- Millennium Marathon.
- Scholarships to Orphans, Needy, and Destitute Children.
- Two Million Ghana Cedis annually to support NLA Good Causes Foundation.
- Three Million Ghana Cedis annually to support NLA-KGL Stabilization Fund.
- Refurbishment of NLA’s Draw Studio, Brennan Hall.
- Payments of Live Lotto Draws of NLA.
- Several others not mentioned.
