The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 8 for a ruling in the case initiated by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited against the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Naija News reports that Justice James Omotosho set the date after attorneys representing…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has hailed the Federal High Court ruling over the Commission’s authority to regulate competition and consumer protection across all sectors, including telecommunications. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have signed an agreement to eliminate regulatory gaps in the telecommunications industry. Mr Tunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said at the signing…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, claimed it has uncovered cartels responsible for prices of goods and food manipulation in Nigeria. The commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Tunji Bello, disclosed this recently while addressing stakeholders during a one-day engagement…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Nigerian banks against incessant online service disruption. Tunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday. The warning comes…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday admitted he ordered the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to immediately reopen Sahad Store, a supermarket owned by his friend, Ibrahim Mijinyawa, after it was shut down for violating pricing regulations. At…
NIGERIA competition watchdog, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has fined Meta Platforms $220 million for breaching local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws. The investigation revealed that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, had…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s government has slammed a $220 million fine on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram parent company, Meta, over alleged data privacy breaches. In a press release dated Friday, July 19, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) declared…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has disclosed that the recent price increases by MultiChoice for its DSTV and GOTV subscriptions will be reviewed. The commission said relevant stakeholders would review the recent price hike to ensure Nigerians get…
THE Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to sack the Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera. In a letter read at the plenary on Wednesday by the Senate President,…
