By JKNewsMedia FALLING INTERNATIONAL crude oil prices have prompted the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to intensify its monitoring of petrol prices, warning refiners and marketers against keeping pump costs high despite declining global oil prices. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commission’s Executive V...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, we commented on the scandalously high price of cement in the country vis-a-vis our neighbouring countries which import the commodity from Nigeria but where, incredulously, it is cheaper! What kind of voodoo economics accounts for this? The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), a Federal ...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE THE DECISION of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to probe the scandalously high price of cement could not have come at a more auspicious time. If anything, the question we should ask is, what has the Commission been doing all this while? What has been holding it back from […]
By JKNewsMedia MONDAY, PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms operating in Nigeria over allegations of anti-competitive practices, unlawful exploitation of news content and other potent...
By Emmanuel Egobiambu and Ayomide Tella, Channels Television Photos and videos of stranded passengers in airports after flight delays and cancellations have hit the internet in recent days as airlines grapple with the unavailability and hike in the price of Jet A1 fuel. THE FEDERAL Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CLAIMS OF a ban on airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria have been dismissed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which described the reports as false and misleading. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commission, in a statement issued on Friday,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ENFORCEMENT ACTION by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resulted in the unsealing of Ikeja Electric (IKJEC) Plc headquarters following a binding undertaking by the company to comply with remedial processes over consumer rights violations. The development was...
By John Ofem, JKNewsMedia Intern IN LAGOS, a High Court has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited to pay N5 million in general damages to a DStv subscriber over what the court described as the wrongful and willful disconnection of an active television subscription. The judgment, delivered on 30 September 2025 by Justice Razak Olukolu, found tha...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned loan apps and businesses to desist from harassing or intimidating Nigerians over unpaid debts. The commission stated that it is committed to safeguarding consumers and urged Nigerians to promptly report any form of harassment...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has scheduled October 7 for the arraignment of Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, and John Ugbe, the company’s Managing Director/CEO, over allegations of violating the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. The date was set by Justice James Omotosho following an a...
