A review of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Act has shown that President Bola Tinubu may have breached the law in his decision to unilaterally remove the agency’s Executive Vice Chairman, Babatunde Irukera. According to the Act, the president cannot unilaterally sack the FCCPC head without resorting to the Senate. The president’s Read More…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a hefty fine of $110 million on British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria and affiliated companies for breaching multiple provisions of the FCCP Act and other related regulations, the commission confirmed in a statement released in Abuja. The FCCPC revealed that the penalties were the result of Read More…
Mr. Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has cautioned consumers about an impending surge in counterfeit online stores aiming to deceive shoppers during the ‘Black Friday’ sales frenzy. In a statement released Thursday in Abuja, Irukera highlighted the FCCPC’s receipt of credible intelligence indicating a projected Read More…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over Lagos State University’s (LASU) proposal to offer exclusively, bread baked on campus. Mr Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, stated on his official Twitter handle @TundeIrukera that the act is a probable breach of competition law. According to Irukera, restricting competition Read More…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has engaged supermarket operators in the six geo-political zones with a view to ensuring effective consumer protection. The Commission also decried the influx of fake and substandard consumables products at supermarkets especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Mr Read More…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, adjourned until Feb. 3, 2021, continuation of the trial of a Surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, standing trial over alleged evasion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), alongside her Clinic, MedContour Services Ltd. The defendants Read More…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday adjourned the trial of a Lagos-based surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, charged with evasion from investigation into an alleged failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her clinic, MedContour Services Ltd., on five counts bordering on refusal to honour an invitation for investigation and failure to produce Read More…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says a Chinese restaurant, Haufei Restaurant & Mall 33 Aboyade Cole, VI, known for exclusive and discriminatory service in Lagos, remains shut. The FCCPC Director General, Mr Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Irukera said that if a place Read More…
