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NBC, Coca-Cola Nigeria refute FCCPC’s allegation of misleading product labelling

Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 5, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 5, 20240267

The management of Coca-Cola System, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria and its bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, has refuted the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...

Industry News

Coca-Cola, NBC guilty of misleading customers, says FCCPC

Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 2, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 2, 20240314

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has taken action against Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company Limited for violating consumer rights. The commission...

Tech

WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over $220m fine

Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 2, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaAugust 2, 20240400

One week after FCCPC imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the company may suspend its operations in the country...

Appointment Tech

9mobile reconstitutes board as Etuh, Danjuma, Edun, Ikpoki others join

Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 29, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 29, 20240280

…LH Telecoms Takes Majority Stake Following the approvals of the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as required by law,...

Appointment

Tunji Bello takes the helm at FCCPC

Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 25, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 25, 20240282

Mr. Tunji Bello officially assumed his role as the Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) today....

Industry News Tech

Meta fined $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 22, 2024July 22, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJuly 22, 2024July 22, 20240212

Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220m, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy...

Finance Industry News Tech

Featured FCCPC removes 47 loan apps from google play store to tackle fraud

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 14, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 14, 20240188

In a bid to tackle fraud in the Nigerian Fintech industry, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has removed another batch of unregistered...

Finance

Featured Enforcement against digital lending violations

Kikelomo OyenugaFebruary 6, 2024February 6, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaFebruary 6, 2024February 6, 20240169

Pursuant to Sections 17(a), (e), (g), (h), (l), (m), (s), (x), (v), 18(3), 123, 124, 127, 129 and 130 of the Federal Competition and Consumer...

Tech

Featured Fairmoney recommits to ethical loan-recovery

Kikelomo OyenugaJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 20240184

FairMoney has restated that it is committed to ethical loan recovery methods. The firm stated this on the back of a recent announcement by the...

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Featured Tinubu sacks Irukera, Okoh as FCCPC, BPE CEOs

Kikelomo OyenugaJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 20240242

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the heads of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Babatunde Irukera and that of the Bureau of Public...