Babatunde Irukera
20 Mar
Worsening economic downturn and attendant hunger may have widened the floodgate of activities for digital money lenders, with many loan sharks targeting poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
8 Mar
Monday January 8, 2024, Nigerians woke up to the news of the suspension of Betta Edu, who was formerly the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
26 Dec
The chief executive officer of the Federal Competition and Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has said that he would love to see a reduction in the violation of statutory responsibility by companies. Irukera said this in a recent interview with ARISE NEWS where he also revealed that most of the internally generated revenue (IGR) of…
22 Dec
The Federal Competition and Protection Commission (FCCPC) said despite zero budgetary allocation, it has generated a total of N56 billion this year.
21 Dec
For its conscious effort which has reset Nigeria’s market and reduced consumer abuse significantly, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has been awarded ‘Regulator of the Year’ by the Brand Journalist Association of Nigeria (BJAN), a group of media specialists who cover the entire marketing industry and consumer related matters in the country.…
27 Sep 2023
The Executive Vice Chairman, the Federal Compettion and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has urged financial technology providers to embrace regulations to ensure that they are protected from bad people that infiltrate their system.
25 Sep 2023
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that it will issue a summon to Erisco Foods Limited over the arrest and detention of Chioma Egodi Jnr.
16 Aug 2023
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has released a fresh list of 154 companies it has approved to fully operate loan apps in the country.
3 Aug 2023
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has ordered Google to delist 18 more loan apps/digital lending companies from its PlayStore and platforms immediately. The Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, gave this directive in a statement issued on Wednesday. The commission had on July 20, 2023 asked Google to…
24 Jul 2023
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (FCCPC), has identified cartels, climate change and traders, among other factors as reasons for food crises in Nigeria.
6 Jul 2023
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has taken a firm stance against the planned increase in unified price-fixing on point of sale (PoS) charges by the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), Lagos Chapter.
9 Jun 2023
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has recommenced the registration of Digital Money Lenders (DMLS) in the country.