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- 21 Apr 2026
Court Affirms FCCPC Authority over Consumer Protection
Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) authority to investigate consumer complaints and enforce regulatory oversight in Nigeria. Tunji…
- 5 Nov 2020
FCCPC Inks MoU with EFCC, FTC on Fraud, Consumer Protection
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has signed an updated tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and…
- 10 May 2022
Tariff Hike: FCCPC to Protect Consumers against unfair Practices
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has pledged to ensure the protection of telecommunications consumers against unfair business practices. This is coming on the heels of…
- 28 Oct 2022
NDPB, FCCPC Sign MOU on Consumer Rights & Data Protection
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the purposes of protecting consumer rights…
- 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…
- 22 May 2022
NDPB Establish Joint Desk to Strengthen Data Protection
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), have established Joint Mutual Enforcement Desk (JED) to strengthen data protection and privacy in…
- 25 Apr 2025
Tribunal Upholds FCCPC’s $220m Fine against Meta, WhatsApp
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC for…
- 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…
- 21 Mar 2017
Dogara, Reps Speaker Canvasses for Federal Competition Commission
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the establishment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, passed by the House will help pull Nigeria out…
- 8 Oct 2021
GSM@20: Stakeholders Set for Dialogue on Telecoms Consumer Protection
Stakeholders in Nigeria are billed to participate in an industry-wide dialogue summit aimed at addressing salient issues affecting over 200 million telecom corporate and individual consumers, as…
- 24 Apr 2022
Don’t Fix Transformers for DISCOs, FCCPC Tells Consumers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said electricity consumers are not responsible “to purchase, replace or repair transformers, poles or other associated equipment…
- 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…
- 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…
- 30 Apr 2024
Tribunal Restrains Multichoice from Implementing DStv, GOtv Price Hike
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja has restrained Multichoice Nigeria, a -TV operator, from implementing the DStv and GOtv subscription prices hike it announced last…
- 6 Jul 2026
FG orders FCCPC probe of Big Tech over alleged exploitation of Nigerian media
Federal Government has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
- 1 Apr 2022
FCCPC Accuses Google of Protecting Illegal Online Loan Sharks
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has indicted Google for obstructing efforts aimed at tracing the owners of illegal online money lenders engaged in consumer rights…
- 24 Jun 2025
FCCPC to Arraign Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria CEO for Obstructing Investigation
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to arraign John Ugbe, chief executive officer, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and other executives of the firm for impeding its…
- 17 Jun 2025
FCCPC Orders Air Peace to Appear Over Alleged Refund Violations
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned the management of Air Peace Limited over widespread consumer complaints concerning the non-refund of ticket fares. The…
- 9 Feb 2025
Court Affirms FCCPC’s Authority in Regulating Telecoms Sector
Federal High Court in Lagos has declared that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has secured a landmark legal victory after the Federal High Court in Lagos reaffirmed…
- 28 Apr 2025
DisCo Must Repay Customers for Transformer Purchases, FCCPC Rules
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has ordered the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company to refund whatever consumers invest in buying transformers, poles, cables, and other…
- 20 Jun 2025
FCCPC Shuts France, Belgium, and Italy Visa Centres in Abuja Over Alleged Consumer Rights Violations
In a bold enforcement action, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), supported by the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has…
- 5 Mar 2026
FCCPC Bans Lagos 'No Refund' Policy, Vows Fines and Shutdowns for Traders
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Lagos traders against enforcing the unlawful "no return, no refund" policy, declaring it illegal under the Federal…
- 1 Aug 2024
WhatsApp’s Threat to “Leave Nigeria” Diversionary, Must Pay $200m Fine- FCCPC
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has responded to reports that WhatsApp may exit Nigeria following a recent $220m fine imposed on its parent company, Meta. The…
- 13 Mar 2026
FCCPC Launches Fuel Price Surveillance, Probes Airline Price Gouging, Resolves N10bn Complaints
In a robust move to shield consumers from opportunistic profiteering, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has rolled out comprehensive nationwide monitoring of fuel…
- 28 Apr 2025
NBC Loses Appeal as Tribunal Upholds ₦190m Fine for Misleading Packaging
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has rejected a proposed settlement between the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), also known as Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited, and the Federal…
- 21 Dec 2025
FCCPC Forces Ikeja Electric Into Compliance, Unseals Headquarters After Rights Breach
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has secured enforceable compliance from Ikeja Electric Plc, leading to the unsealing of the electricity distributor’s headquarters after…
- 15 Jan 2024
Open Letter to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Consumerism and the Economy
By Akonte Ekine, Founder BrandXchange and Convener Consumers Value Awards Your Excellency, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing in line with the right of the consumer to be part of…
- 14 Oct 2025
Nigerians File 3,000 Banking-Related Complaints in 6 Months - FCCPC
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has disclosed that it received over 3,000 banking-related complaints between March and August 2025, leading to the recovery of about N10…
- 19 Jul 2024
FCCPC Slams $220m Fine on WhatsApp, Facebook over ‘discriminatory practices’ in Nigeria
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed a $220,000,000 penalty on Meta Platforms Incorporated over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and…
- 27 Aug 2025
Beware: FCCPC Warns Against Toxic Chemicals in Ripened Fruits
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned Nigerians against consuming fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Mr…