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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has appraised the interaction between the nation’s electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) and their consumers, declaring that arbitrary billing and group disconnection of electricity consumers without consideration for those paying their bills constitute a gross abuse of consumer rights. The Director General of the Council, Babatunde Irukera, said […]

The Director-General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has said any electricity distribution company that abuses the rights of consumers violates the law. Irukera said this on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Bwari, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, during a Town Hall meeting on electricity distribution in the country,

The Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has said that it is high time that Nigerian consumers began to insist on quality products being sold to them in the market-place. Irukera made this assertion when he paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir

The Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera and his counterpart, at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Moji Adeyeye on Friday, February 23, 2018 agreed to collaborate to fight the menace of counterfeit and adulterated products in the country. Both organisations’ Chief

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission congratulates Airpeace on another major milestone on its journey to becoming a major carrier of choice in Nigeria by acquiring a Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a tested and tried equipment with a legendary reputation for comfort and versatility, as well as a remarkable record of safety.

Dana Airlines Flight 9J0363 operating from Abuja to Port-Harcourt on February 20th, 2018, landed at approximately 19:30hrs and overshot the runway.Cause of incident still unknown but under investigation. Aircraft damaged, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) notified and already in control. Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) secured perimeter scene of

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have resolved to strengthen partnership on issues of road safety and welfare of consumers. This was the outcome of a meeting between the Director General of the Council, Babatunde Irukera, and the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, when

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the Lagos State Government is ready to work with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to ensure that Nigerian consumers get quality value for products and services they pay for. Ambode made the assertion during a visit to the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, by

The Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has insisted that businesses in the country must be responsive to consumer grievances and must institutionalize and prioritize complaint resolution policies and mechanism, stressing that this is the hallmark of company and brand reputation. Irukera noted that the current regime was

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) had a strategic engagement with the media as part of its desire to forge a workable partnership with the media for a virile consumer protection regime in Nigeria. Director General of the Council, Babatunde Irukera, considered this engagement as critical in his administration’s priorities because of the