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- 27 Mar 2019
Agencies Kick Against New Consumer Protection Laws
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) among others, have faulted the new Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Act (FCCPA) 2019, describing…
- 18 Mar 2019
NCC Says Consumer Protection, Satisfaction are Her Priorities
Consumer protection and satisfaction are the major priorities of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the commission, has said. Danbatta,…
- 1 Mar 2017
Ministry, CPC Move to Protect Consumers from Abuses
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications Technology, has said that his ministry and the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) need to collaborate to save Nigerians from consumer abuses in the…
- 23 Mar 2014
CPC Decries Poor Treatment of Consumers in Nigeria
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has said that consumer’s right is not observed in the country. Mr. Tam Tamunokonbia head of CPC, Lagos Office, said this at the World Consumer Right Protection…
- 29 Jun 2018
CPC Deliberates on Regulatory Policies to Protect eConsumers
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has said it would collaborate with relevant stakeholders to deliberate on government’s regulatory policies to protect e-consumer to enlighten them on their rights.…
- 8 Jul 2018
APPA Calls for Support for CPC to Protect Rights of eConsumers
Princewill Okorie, president, Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA) has urged the Federal Government and various stakeholders to support the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to protect the…
- 19 Feb 2025
NAICOM, UNDP, Others to Promote Insurance Literacy, Consumer Protection
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently took their Insurance Literacy and Consumer Protection Campaign to Wuse Market, Abuja. NAICOM…
- 21 Dec 2009
CPC to Check Consumer Abuses in ICT Sector
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) said that it has commenced a pro-consumer initiative aimed at driving unprecedented and positive changes within the ICT sector in the country. Mr. Abiodun Olumuyiwa,…
- 10 Mar 2014
CPC Moves to Protect Telecom Subscribers
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has inaugurated a Compendium of the Rights of Telecommunication Subscribers in Nigeria as an effort to improve consumer education and protect the rights of…
- 18 Mar 2015
CPC @ World Consumer Rights Day, Discourages 'Junk' Food Consumption
‎The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), identified Safety, Choice, Information and Basic needs, as critical in addressing Consumer Right related issues. ‎This is part of message from CPC on…
- 24 May 2010
Consumer Advocacy in a Liberalized Telecom Sector
Consumer advocacy is a form of social network which protects the interests of consumers. For instance, consumers posting their reviews on consumer advocacy sites will stir companies’ behavior…
- 24 Mar 2015
Consumer Rights Abuse Worries CPC
Consumer Protection Council (CPC), has decried the high rate of consumer rights abuses in the telecoms, aviation, banking and power sectors of the economy. Mrs. Dupe Atoki, director-general, …
- 31 Jul 2015
Complaints Against Banks in Nigeria Rise-CPC
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has said that the council is inundated daily with series of consumer complaints about the financial sector of the nation’s economy. Mrs Dupe Atoki, director-general…
- 18 Mar 2016
CPC Probes Banks for Customer Abuses
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has started investigating cases of consumer rights abuse by the banking and hospitality sectors of the economy, according to Mrs. Dupe Atoki, director general of the…
- 29 Feb 2016
CPC, NLRC Urge Telcos to Checkmate Fraudulent VAS Operators
The telecommunications network providers have been urged to deploy more technology to contain activities of fraudulent Value Added Service (VAS) operators. Both the Consumer Protection Council and…
- 2 Jul 2018
NCC, CPC Collaborate to Investigate Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Consumer Protection Council yesterday held a meeting to investigate call masking in Nigeria on the directive of the National Assembly. The meeting was…
- 1 Jun 2018
CPC, Subscribers Battle Telcos over Tariff Hike
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the National Association of Telecoms Consumers of Nigeria (NATCOMs) have warned telecoms service providers in the country against hiking the tariff of telecoms…
- 15 Aug 2013
FAAN, CPC Bicker over Luggage Charge @ MMIA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Consumer Protection Council have differed over the allegations of N2, 000 charge on all checked-in luggage said to have been enforced by it (FAAN).…
- 31 Jan 2019
CPC Alerts Users on Recall, Replacement of HP Products in Nigeria
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has alerted consumers of HP products in Nigeria to the on-going safety recall and replacement of some HP notebook computers and mobile workstation batteries. …
- 16 Feb 2009
NCC Inaugurates ICAF for Telecom Consumers
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has stepped up its telecom consumer protection initiatives with the inauguration of an twelve-man Industry Consumer Advisory Forum, (ICAF), headed by…
- 24 Aug 2018
CPC Sets Up Channel to Address Subscription Issues over DSTV/GOtv Court Order
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has set up a special channel for receiving complaints following complaints that consumers are unsuccessful in renewing subscription in compliance with the order of…
- 22 Jul 2013
CPC Seeks Powers to Tackle Online Marketing Abuses
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) is seeking legal powers to tackle consumer right abuses arising from online marketing, according to Abiodun Obimuyiwa, deputy director of Public Relations of CPC.…
- 8 Sept 2015
CPC Probes Discos over ‘Outrageous’ Billings
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has set up a panel to investigate Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in Nigeria over series of allegations bothering on breach of consumers rights. Mrs.…
- 24 May 2015
Airtel, NIPR Collaborate to Deepen Consumer Education
In line with its commitment to enriching lives as well as providing credible platforms to deepen consumer education, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, recently partnered with the Nigerian…
- 5 Sept 2016
CPC Probes Resort Savings & Loans over Alleged Diversion of Deposits
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has began probe operations of Resort Savings and Loans Limited (RSL) over allegations of diversion of depositors’ monies and mortgage loans, following inundated…
- 24 Aug 2017
CPC Seeks New MoU with NCC to Improve Quality of Consumer Experience
Mr. Babatunde Irukera, director general of Consumer Protection Council, CPC, has paid a courtesy visit to the Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in order to sustain the…
- 14 Jun 2019
FG Issues Final Order to MultiChoice to Review Tariff
Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a final order on tariff review to MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and Gotv. The latest order primarily…
- 26 Feb 2016
NLRC, CPC Applaud Airtel as Red Hot Promo 3 Last Batch Winners Are Rewarded
‎Top executives from the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Consumer Protection Council (CPC), have applauded Airtel Nigeria for living up to expectations with regards the flagship…
- 27 Aug 2012
Telcos Bait Subscribers Huge Offers
Telecoms operators are jostling to win souls of their subscribers with huge promotions, but Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has expressed some reservations over some of the offers, Nigeria…
- 29 Apr 2014
CPC Fines Aero N1.599m for Abandoning Passengers
Consumer Protection Council (CPC), on Monday in Lagos, ordered the management of Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited to compensate 39 passengers on its flight AJ132 of November 8, 2013 who…