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- 11 Apr 2025
Subscriber Withdraws Suit against MultiChoice, FCCPC over Price Hike
Festus Sanmi Onifade, subscriber and legal practitioner, has withdrawn his lawsuit challenging alleged unfair price hikes by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.…
- 21 Jul 2022
Lawyer Sues MultiChoice for Allegedly ‘Misusing Power’ in Nigeria Market
Festus Onifade, a legal practitioner, has accused MultiChoice Nigeria Limited of misapplying the power of its dominance in the market. Onifade made the complaint to Federal Competition and Consumer…
- 6 May 2022
CCP Adjourns Suit Challenging DStv, Gotv Tarrif Hike
Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) tribunal in Abuja, has adjourned a case challenging the price increase by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owner of DStv and Gotv in Nigeria. Festus Onifade,…
- 16 May 2024
FCCPC Refuses to Challenge Multichoice over Hike of DStv, GOtv Subscriptions @ Tribunal
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has declined to oppose the preliminary objection of Multichoice Nigeria, Pay-TV operator, which challenged the jurisdiction of a court…
- 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…
- 31 Jul 2024
Tribunal Dismisses DStv, GOtv Price Hike Case
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) has struck out a subscription price hike case instituted against MultiChoice Nigeria. A three-member tribunal struck out the suit following a…
- 29 May 2020
Coalition of Nigeria Consumers Kick against Multichoice over Proposed Price Hike
A Coalition of Nigeria Consumers has expressed concerns over the recent announcement by Multichoice Nigeria Limited, providers of Digital Satellite Television services on (DStv and GOtv) platforms,…
- 7 Sept 2022
Tribunal Affirms MultiChoice’s Right to Increase Prices
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the right of pay TV service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, to fix prices for its…
- 7 Jun 2024
Tribunal Fines Multichoice N150m, Orders 30-day Free DStv, GOtv Subscriptions
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in a landmark ruling on Friday fined Multichoice Nigeria, the owners of DSTV and GoTv services, the sum of N150 million for disobeying its orders, which…
- 25 Jul 2022
Tariff Hike: Tribunal Fixes September 6 for Judgment in Suit against MultiChoice
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Sept. 6 for judgment in a suit filed against MultiChoice, the operator of Govt and DStv, over the recent price hike on…
- 2 May 2024
Multichoice Ignores Court Order, Implements Hike of DStv and GOtv Subscriptions
Multichoice Limited has proceeded to increase packages price for DStv and GOtv as announce on Wednesday last week. This is despite the order by Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT)…
- 20 Jun 2022
Tariff Hike: Tribunal Gives Lawyers Nod to Amend N10m suit against DSTv, GOTV
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal in Abuja, on Monday, approved a request by a lawyer to amend and refile his N10 million suit challenging MultiChoice Nigeria Limited for…