The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate consumer complaints relating to airline ticket pricing, dismissing a suit filed by Air Peace Limited challenging the Commission’s statutory powers. In a judgment delivered on June 29, 2026, Justice B.F.M...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has questioned the slow pace of reductions in petrol prices across Nigeria despite a sharp decline in global crude oil prices. It warned that operators in the downstream sector could face regulatory scrutiny if evidence of consumer exploitation is established, reports Daily Tru...
•Dangote The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the marketing and promotion of a purported initial public offering (IPO) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, warning that no application for such an offer has been filed with or approved by the regulator. In a public notice made available to our correspondent ...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by poor power supply arising from generation constraints on the national grid between February and March 2026. In a public notice issued on its social media handles yesterday, the Commission said the dir...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) today sealed the premises of two real estate companies in the Federal Capital Territory over their failure to comply with directives issued to address consumer complaints. The two real estates sealed are Ochacho Group worldwide, Life Camp, and Tibillion Construction Real Estate...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed that 15 states have assumed full regulatory authority over their electricity markets under the framework of the Electricity Act 2023, marking a formal shift in Nigeria’s decentralised power sector governance. The Commission said the development effectively changes the country’...
Amid growing confusion fueled by viral social media posts and reports, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified that it has not banned airtime borrowing or data advance services in Nigeria. It described the reports as false and misleading, reports Channels TV. In a statement issued yesterday on its offic...
Nigeria’s govt says the nation’s oil Reserve can still last for the next 59 years while the gas can serve for 85 years. The Nigerian Upream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) confirmed this in its latest update estimated the nation’s 2P Crude Oil and Condensate reserves at 37.01 Billion Barrels as at January 2026, reports Daily [&he...
•Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri Erewa Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has confirmed the deportation of 40 out of 42 Nigerians arrested and locked up for weeks in Mozambique. In the same vein, the Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has advised Nigerians in South Africa to remain c...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a stern warning to content creators against filming unsuspecting members of the public without their consent, threatening criminal prosecution for violators and regulatory sanctions against social media platforms that fail to act on complaints. The warning, contained in a statement released tod...

