FCCPC Speaks on Plans to Regulate Food Prices

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has refuted allegations regarding its intention to regulate the prices of food products and other goods within the Nigerian market. The clarification follows concerns raised by the Organised Private Sector and other stakeholders regarding the commission’s recent instruction to businesses to cease practices such as price gouging […]

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‘Reason We Gave Food Stuffs Sellers One Month to Crash Prices’ – FCCPC

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it has evidence that the current high prices of food items in the country were majorly caused by price manipulators. FCCPC explanation follows reactions generated by the one month deadline given to food items sellers to crash the price of food on the market by […]

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‘WhatsApp Exit Threat: Nigeria is Different’ – FCCPC

After news broke that WhatsApp may exit Nigeria because of a $220 million fine, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said Nigeria’s case will not be different. FCCPC said WhatsApp and Meta infringed and violated the privacy rights of Nigerians and were fined in line with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act […]

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Federal Government Reopens Popular Sahad Supermarket

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has reopened Sahad Stores Ltd, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. FCCPC sealed the store on Friday for unethical practices. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging higher prices than those displayed on the price tags at the shelves. […]

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Authorities Seal Major Abuja Supermarket as Crackdown on Food Hoarding, Price Fixing Begins (photos)

A day after President Bola Tinubu announced initiatives to address the causes of food crisis in the country, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) shut down Sahad Store, a well-known supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the store was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the […]

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Wave of Suspensions Continue as Tinubu Sacks 2 Federal Directors (video)

Not done with dropping political appointees and heads of parastatals president Bola Tinubu has also sacked the chief executive officers of two federal government agencies on Monday. This comes days after the suspension of Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) and hours after the Minister of […]

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