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- 5 Apr 2022
Loan Sharks Agree to Stop Threatening, Defaming Defaulters
Babatunde Irukera, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has said that some of the money lenders under investigation, or…
- 19 May 2026
WASPAN Drags Bello, FCCPB Boss to Court over Alleged Disobedience of Order
Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has dragged Tunji Bello, executive vice chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), before the…
- 29 Apr 2024
Why Multichoice Hiked Subscriptions for DStv and GOtv Packages- FCCPC
Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, acting Executive vice chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has disclosed that Multichoice submitted a four-page letter detailing the reasons…
- 20 Apr 2022
FCCPC Can’t Control Prices, Says Irukera
Dr. Babatunde Irukera, executive vice chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has stated that the agency has no power to regulate consumer prices because it is…
- 24 Jun 2024
Tinubu appoints Tunji Bello as CEO of FCCPC
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission The Special Adviser to the…
- 19 Nov 2025
ALTON Hosts First Telecoms Compliance Forum to Strengthen Governance and Service Quality
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) is proud to announce the first-ever Telecoms Industry Compliance Management Forum (CMF), a landmark initiative aimed at…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Tasks Licensees on Compliance with Telecoms Regulations, License Conditions
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of NCC, has enjoined telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…
- 30 Sept 2020
Ndukwe Provides Insights into MTN’s Dominance Of Nigeria’s Telecoms Space
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Erstwhile Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been speaking on why the foremost telecommunications services…
- 16 Oct 2016
NCC, Swiss Embassy, Top Speakers Line Up for Nigeria Innovation Summit
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Yves Nicolet, Consul General Switzerland in Lagos, Nigeria;…
- 13 Mar 2022
NCC’s Boss Receives Multiple Awards at International Women’s Day Event
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been decorated with awards of recognition, for his role in…
- 10 Jul 2022
Robust Internet Service Provision can Facilitate Govt’s Digitization Drive - Danbatta
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that robust Internet Service Provision in the country…
- 26 Aug 2020
Nigeria Must Deploy 5G Technology to Compete Globally - Ndukwe
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Chairman of MTN Nigeria, has warned that if Nigeria must stay competitive in the global economy,…
- 1 Oct 2016
ATCON Honours Danbatta, Lists Six Key Requests
Members of the Association of Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday in Lagos, organised a special reception in honour of Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the…
- 1 Apr 2021
Danbatta Sheds Light on Telecoms Issues @ Radio Nigeria Kaduna
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Kaduna on Thursday hosted Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he threw light on wide range…
- 9 Dec 2019
Double Honours, as NCC, Danbatta Win Security & Emergency Management Awards
It was double honours for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday as the Commission and its Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, won two separate awards. While…
- 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…
- 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 Nov 2022
5G Auction Driven by Pursuit of Better Quality of Life, Not Revenue – Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available…
- 26 Aug 2021
5G: Our State of Readiness is Very High- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission is ready for the implementation of the federal government’s position…
- 3 Aug 2021
FG Trains Kano State Executives Council Members on e-Governance, Digital Transformation
The Federal Government has kick-started a pioneer programme to train Members of Kano Executive Council on e-Governance and Digital Transformation. L-R: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice…
- 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)…
- 22 Nov 2020
Danbatta @ Radio Nigeria Kaduna Discusses Telecoms Industry Issues
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Kaduna, has hosted Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he discussed a wide range of issues…
- 21 Jul 2023
FG Delists Loan Apps, Vows More Clampdowns
Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will release a list of illegal (unregistered) digital loan apps operating in Nigeria. It also said it…
- 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…
- 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 Mar 2023
BrandXchange Opens Nomination Portal for 2023 Consumers Value Awards
BrandXchange, conveners of the 2023 Consumers Value Awards, have announced the commencement of nomination of brands eligible for voting. According to Akonte Ekine, Chief Analyst and Managing Director…
- 2 Aug 2022
FCCPC, ARCON Set to Deliver Goodwill Messages @ the Maiden Edition of Consumers Value Awards
Two government regulatory agencies have confirmed readiness to be part of the maiden edition of the Consumers Value Award scheduled to hold on 24th August 2022 at the Radisson Blu hotel Ikeja.…
- 21 Dec 2019
NCC Committed to Promoting ICT Innovations – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has once again emphasised the commitment of the Commission to the promotion of Information and…