A federal high court in Abuja has voided the provisions which empower the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations over alleged breach of its broadcasting code. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, the presiding judge, held that the NBC cannot exercise administrative, legislative and[Read More…]
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FCCPC, ARCON to deliver goodwill messages at Consumers Value Awards Night
Two government regulatory agencies have confirmed readiness to be part of the maiden edition of the Consumers Value Award scheduled to hold on 24th August 2022 at the Radisson Blu hotel Ikeja. Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Council and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, formerly Advertising Practitioners Council of[Read More…]
Chinese Restaurant Remain Shut- FCCPC
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the Chinese restaurant known for exclusive and discriminatory service in Lagos remained shut. The FCCPC Director-General, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Mr Irukera said if a place was shut[Read More…]
Nigeria: COVID-19 – Four Abuja Stores Charged Over Price Gauge
Nigerian authorities have started prosecuting stores and companies allegedly taking advantage of the coronavirus situation to stash critical hygienic products and charge exorbitant prices for them. In Abuja, the Nigerian capital where the number of COVID-19 infections has risen to nearly a thousand, four popular outlets purportedly complicit in ‘price[Read More…]
Customers decries unhealthy treatment by airlines operators
Nigerian customers have condemned in strong terms, the way and manner airlines operators in Nigeria treat them. A customer, Dababy daddy reached out to Consumers’ Assembly through his Twitter handle; @The_Nifeme and said; “Air Peace (@flyairpeace) canceled a 7am flight and notified a passenger @ 1am.. just 6 hrs before[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]