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- 8 Apr 2024
Multichoice Nigeria Reportedly Defrauded of N7.9Bn
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and GOtv, popular cable television services was allegedly defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion. Premium Times citing court documents reported that…
- 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…
- 7 Oct 2021
John Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria Boss, Elected BON Chairman
John Ugbe, chief executive officer (CEO) of MultiChoice Nigeria, has been elected the chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). John Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Ugbe polled 63…
- 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,…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 16 Mar 2020
FG Shuts Down Firms Pirating Broadcast Signals of DStv, Others
Three broadcasting facilities engaged in pirating the broadcast signals of several right owners including Star Times, Communications Trends Nigeria Limited (CTL) and MultiChoice Nigeria (MCN) have…
- 16 Apr 2015
Price Increase: We Didn't Disobey Court Injunction-MultiChoice
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners and operators of DStv, has described as inaccurate publications, news reports and commentaries on various media platforms that it disobeyed an interim…
- 25 Aug 2021
MultiChoice, FIRS Fight over N900Bn Tax Claims
MultiChoice Nigeria on Wednesday said the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) did not compel it to make payment of 50% of N1.8 trillion, which is N900 billion to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Mr…
- 24 Jan 2018
Copyright Legal Battle: MultiChoice Appeal Judgement
By peter oluka MultiChoice Nigeria has appealed the Federal High Court judgment on an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South African firm and the Musical Copyright…
- 20 Aug 2018
Court Stops Multichoice from Hiking Subscription Fees
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday restrained Multichoice Nigeria Limited from going ahead with its recent decision to increase the subscription tariffs for DSTV, its satellite cable television…
- 22 Oct 2012
MCSN Slams N5.2Bn Suit against Multichoice
A Lagos State Federal High Court will on November 1 begin hearing in the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) N5.2 billion suit against Multichoice Nigeria Limited, operators of DSTV for the…
- 20 Nov 2012
CPC Asks DSTV to Implement Pay-As-You-Go
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised Multichoice Nigeria Limited, the owners of the cable television to introduce pay-as-you-go subscription for its subscribers, as part of efforts at…
- 14 Feb 2018
Quit Notice: Options for MultiChioce to Remain in Nigeria
Multichoice Nigeria, is facing an uncertain future in in Nigeria, thanks to the recent federal government notice to the pay-tv giant that it will not renew its license because it was not in line with…
- 24 Jan 2018
Multichoice to Pay N5.9Bn for Copyright Infringement
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has awarded N5.9 billion “special damages” against Multichoice Nigeria Limited in an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South…
- 5 May 2015
MultiChoice Objects to Reduction in DStv Subscription
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 21, 2015 to rule on an application filed in objection to the suit seeking to restrain Multichoice Nigeria Limited from increasing subscription fees…
- 19 Mar 2021
DStv to Feature 3 Northern TV Stations
MultiChoice Nigeria Limited has said it will consider three television stations on its DStv platform. The decision followed a parley organized by the management of the National Broadcasting…
- 23 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…
- 16 Oct 2017
Film Producer Drags Multichoice to Court over Unlawful Airing of Yoruba Movie
Mr. Lateef Onida, a film Producer, and his company LAT -Larry Film Company whose film ‘Aroni Rogun Matidi’ was allegedly infringed by Multichoice Nigeria Limited has slammed N25 million suit on the…
- 27 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…
- 3 Aug 2022
FG Fines 3 TV Stations N5m Each for Airing Documentary on Bandits
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed N5 million fine each on Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV; Trust TV; NTA-Startimes Limited and TelcCom Satellite Limited (TSTV) for airing…
- 8 Jul 2021
MultiChoice to Work with FIRS to Prove Tax Compliance
MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, has said that it will work with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to prove that the organisation is tax compliance. FIRS had engaged some commercial banks…
- 20 Oct 2021
Multichoice Gets Approval to Appeal N1.8Trillion FIRS Claims
The Lagos Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) that Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, has met the conditions to appeal against the N900bn levied on it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).…
- 5 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…
- 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.…
- 5 Oct 2010
Multichoice Launches New Sub Dealer Office in Enugu
MultiChoice Nigeria has launched a new Sub dealer outlet known as Fermod International Nigeria Limited in Enugu; the Enugu State capital. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Joseph Mazeli, the Regional Sales…
- 24 Mar 2022
NANS Gives MultiChoice 7-Day Ultimatum to Reduce Prices of GOtv, DStv Subscriptions
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone D (South West) has given a 7-day ultimatum to MultiChoice Nigeria Limited to reverse the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages or risk having all…
- 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…
- 25 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…
- 12 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…