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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Oct 2024
FCCPC to Sanction Banks for Service Disruptions
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a stern warning to banks in Nigeria regarding the disruptions to online banking services. The commission expressed concern…
- 15 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…
- 25 Jun 2025
Qatar Airways Top Brass Face Court Action in Nigeria Over FCCPC Charges
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will, on Oct. 7, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Qatar Airways, Mr Temi Birdzell, alongside the company and its top…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Dec 2021
Electricity, Banking, Telecoms Top 2021 Complaints by Nigerians – FCCPC
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says complaints about electricity have again topped its 2021 consumer-related complaints chart just like in 2020. Babatunde Irukera,…
- 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…
- 11 Sept 2025
FCCPC Recovers N10Bn for Shortchanged Customers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has released an updated data on consumer complaints received and resolved across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The data, covering…
- 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…
- 12 Mar 2026
FCCPC Says Telcos, Energy Firms Lead Consumer Complaints in Nigeria
Telecommunications, energy, and fintech firms generate the highest number of consumer complaints in Nigeria, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has declared. Tunji…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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)…
- 28 Jun 2026
FCCPC Dismisses Report Claiming Approval of 48 New Loan Apps
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed as false a report claiming it approved 48 additional digital loan applications, raising the number of licensed digital…
- 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…
- 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…
- 31 Jan 2025
FCCPC Issues Message to Nigerians on How to Report Loan Apps Harassing Customers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a stern warning to loan apps and businesses that harass and intimidate Nigerians over unpaid loans. In a bold move to protect…