FCCPC)
3 days ago
Despite naira maintaining a steady rise against foreign currencies in the foreign exchange market, prices of goods and food items are still high in most markets and retail outlets.
8 Apr
Amid growing opposition to the recent hike in electricity tariff, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to mandate distribution companies...
28 Mar
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it discovered a deceptive claim about the weight of a bag of rice at the Garki Modern Market in Abuja. Ag. Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday after the Commission conducted a targeted enforcement operation…
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.
15 Mar
The Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation, (CADEF), has said that key factors insecurity, middle men and multiple taxation are the key drivers of food prices in Nigeria.
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.
5 Mar
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has assured consumers that it will not relent in its efforts to develop and promote fair, efficient and competitive markets in the Nigerian economy, facilitate access by all citizens to safe products and secure the protection of rights for all consumers in Nigeria.
29 Feb
The undercurrent of arguments for and against the plan by the government to ban production, sales and distribution of alcohol in sachets and miniature bottles has made it imperative for the opposing parties to engage more closely with a view to finding a lasting and mutually agreeable resolution.
29 Feb
Senate, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for the removal of Babatunde Erukera as the Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
28 Feb
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu's request for the removal of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). President Bola Tinubu had on Monday, 9th of January 2023 sacked both the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh, and the Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive…
26 Feb
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has chided the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) for ‘robbing’ its customers through outrageous billings which is accumulating and causing debts. The Commission said that energy consumers, after buying transformers, electric poles, service wires and others are still being charged exorbitantly beyond their consumption. The Acting Executive…
24 Feb
Carrying different placards with inscriptions such as ‘NAFDAC, don’t turn us to kidnappers’, ‘NAFDAC is working against the Nigerian government and workers’, ‘Sachet and bottle drinks are not the problem, regulation and poor implementations are the problems’, among others...