11 results
- 3 Sept 2025
Loan Sharks to Face N100m Fine for Consumer Abuse, Data Privacy Breaches
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has officially issued the Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON Consumer Lending…
- 20 Jul 2026
Court Affirms FCCPC’s Power to Regulate Digital Lending
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resumed implementation of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations).…
- 17 Apr 2026
FCCPC Denies Banning Airtime Borrowing, Blames Cartel for Misinformation
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed widespread claims that it banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria, describing the reports as false…
- 26 May 2026
Airtel, Glo Restore Emergency Airtime Lending Services After FCCPC Suspension
Telecommunications subscribers across Nigeria have regained access to emergency airtime lending services as major operators, Airtel Nigeria and Globacom, restored the platforms following the…
- 22 Jan 2026
FCCPC Delists Non-Compliant Digital Lenders Post-January 5 Deadline
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced enforcement actions against Digital Money Lending (DML) operators that failed to regularise their operations under the…
- 22 Jul 2026
Telcos Seek Clear Regulatory Framework on Airtime Credit Services
Telecommunications operators have called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to establish a clear regulatory…
- 26 Jul 2026
Subscribers, Telcos Warn FCCPC over Airtime Lending Enforcement
Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has asked the Court of Appeal to suspend the enforcement of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC)…
- 17 Apr 2026
Court Suspends Enforcement of FCCPC’s Reform on Loan Apps
Federal court in Lagos has suspended the enforcement of Nigeria's most comprehensive framework for regulating digital lending apps. On April 15, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High…
- 20 Apr 2026
FCCPC Denies Banning Airtime, Data Borrowing Services in Nigeria
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed claims of a ban on airtime and data borrowing services across Nigeria's telecom sector. FCCPC The clarification comes amid…
- 8 Jun 2026
FCCPC Refutes Airtime Market Takeover Claims
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has rejected reports claiming it backed a major shake-up of Nigeria’s airtime credit market or secured presidential approval for new…
- 19 May 2026
WASPAN Drags Bello, FCCPB Boss to Court over Alleged Disobedience of Order
Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has dragged Tunji Bello, executive vice chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), before the…