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- News17 Aug 2026
MultiChoice Nigeria Says Nigerian Business will Remain Local with Global Resources
MultiChoice Nigeria has said that its leadership and strategic decisions remain locally driven following its acquisition by Canal+, as the pay-TV operator seeks to combine global resources with an understanding of Nigeria’s market.
- News5 Aug 2026
Ogbaga, Abuja Lawyer to Sue Telcos, DStv over Alleged Unfair Practices
Ogba Ogbaga, an Abuja-based lawyer, has said that he has been instructed to institute legal proceedings against MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, 9mobile and MultiChoice Nigeria, operators of…
- News1 Jun 2026
Good News for DStv Users: Watch over 160 Channels Without Paying Extra
MultiChoice Nigeria has launched a month-long promotional campaign tagged “Open Time”, offering eligible DStv subscribers access to higher viewing packages at no additional cost. The promotion, which…
- News27 Oct 2025
Court Orders MultiChoice to Pay Damages for Consumer Rights Violations
Multichoice Nigeria Limited has been been ordered by Lagos Court to pay damages for breaching consumer rights, in rulings hailed by regulators as victories for consumer protection. In Lagos, the High…
- News8 Oct 2025
FG Withdraws Case against MultiChoice after Settlement
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has withdrawn its criminal case against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its top executives after both parties reportedly reached an…
- News16 Sept 2025
MultiChoice Nigeria Joins NECLive 2025 as Official Sponsor to Propel Africa’s Creative Enterprise
MultiChoice Nigeria has confirmed its participation as an official sponsor of NECLive 2025, the premier conference dedicated to advancing Africa’s creative enterprise. The event is set to take place…
- News25 Jul 2025
NDPC Hides MultiChoice Privacy Violation Details Despite FOI Request- FIJ
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has refused to release details of the data and privacy rights violation for which it fined MultiChoice Nigeria, despite receiving a Freedom of Information…
- News16 Jul 2025
Big Brother Naija Season 10 to Premiere July 26 with Record ₦150m Grand Prize
MultiChoice Nigeria, today announced the highly anticipated return of Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Naija, for its landmark 10th season. Set to premiere over two nights on…
- News6 Jul 2025
NDPC Slaps Multichoice with ₦766M Fine for Data Privacy Violations
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). NDPC is a public institution that processes data in…
- News26 Jun 2025
CCPT Dismisses Class Action Suit against MultiChoice over Tariff Hikes
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) in Abuja has dismissed a class action suit filed by one Uche Diala and 961 other DStv and GOtv subscribers against MultiChoice Nigeria and the…
- News25 Jun 2025
MultiChoice Nigeria Slashes Decoder Price by 50 Percent, Offers Free Upgrades
MultiChoice Nigeria has slashed the price of its DStv decoder from N20,000 to N10,000, representing a 50 percent drop, in a aim at attracting attract more customers and curb declining subscriptions.…
- News24 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…
- News24 Jun 2025
DStv Slashes Decoder Prices, Offers Free Upgrades in New Promo Blitz
DStv subscribers across Nigeria are set to benefit from a new campaign that promises more value and greater access to entertainment. MultiChoice Nigeria has launched the “We’ve Got You” promo,…
- News15 Jun 2025
Multichoice Nigeria Faces Revenue Decline Amid Economic Challenges
MultiChoice Nigeria’s subscription revenue declined by 44 per cent to $197.74m in the financial year ended March 2025, down from $355.93m recorded in the same period a year earlier, as rising…
- News8 May 2025
MultiChoice vs FCCPC: Only President has Power to Fix Prices- Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ruled over a dispute between the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and MultiChoice Nigeria over the recent hike in…
- News11 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.…
- News27 Mar 2025
Court Fixes May 8 for Judgment in MultiChoice, FCCPC Dispute over Price Hike
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8 for judgment in the suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited against the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
- News12 Mar 2025
Court Stops FG from Sanctioning MultiChoice over DStv, GOtv Tariff Hike
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from taking “any administrative steps” against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited…
- News5 Mar 2025
Tariff Hike: FG Drags MultiChoice to Court for Ignoring Regulatory Directives
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has filed a charge against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and John Ugbe, its chief executive officer, for allegedly violating regulatory…
- News27 Feb 2025
FCCPC Asks MultiChoice to Halt Tariff Hike for DStv, GOtv Pending Probe
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DStvand GOtv, to maintain its current subscription prices. The FCCPC said the…
- News25 Feb 2025
Price Hike: DSTV, GOtv Subscribers Threaten Boycott as FCCPC Summons Multichoice
Subscribers in Nigeria have threatened to boycott the services of Multichoice Nigeria, the parent company of satellite television, DSTV and GOtv after a shocking review of their tariff plans by over…
- News24 Feb 2025
MultiChoice Announces Fresh Price Hike for DStv, GOtv Packages
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced an increase in subscription rates for its DStv and GOtv packages, effective March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on Monday, the company cited the need…
- News12 Nov 2024
Economic Hardship Forces 243,000 Nigerians to Drop DStv, GOtv Subscriptions
The South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice Group disclosed that its Nigerian unit, MultiChoice Nigeria, lost 243,000 subscribers on its Digital Satellite Television (DStv) and General…
- News31 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…
- News26 Jun 2024
Subscription Hike: CCPT “Erred in Law”, Multichoice Claims in Appeals against N150m Fine
Multichoice Nigeria has appealed the ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) which imposed a fine of N150 million and “free monthly subscription order” on it. The Pay TV…
- News18 Jun 2024
DStv, GOtv Bouquet Prices Remain Unchanged- Multichoice Nigeria
Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv has refuted reports circulating online that the company has reduced the subscription prices for users in Nigeria. The paytv provider however said that…
- News7 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…
- News23 May 2024
NANS Condemns New Multichoice Subscription Rate
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed has condemned the recent price increment by Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Pay-TV operator, across its DStv and GOtv packages. The student…
- News16 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…
- News30 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…