Tag: Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC

FCCPC Director Dies in Office, Board Probes Death’s Mystery

Aliyu Aliyu

Panel probes allegation that the director, Julius Haruna, was beaten to death during a fight in the office with a female staff, Ms Muibat Abdusalam, who is now in Police custody   The Governing Board of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has instituted an investigative panel into the death of its North-West Zonal Director. Platforms Africa reports that the director, Julius Haruna, was involved in a dispute which escalated to fisticuffs with Ms Muibat Abdusalam, another employee of the commission that allegedly led to his death. Ms…

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Transformer replacement, purchase not consumers’ responsibility – FCCPC

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is not the responsibility of the customer or the community to purchase, replace or repair electricity transformers. The FCCPC in its official Twitter handle @fccpcnigeria on Sunday, warned electricity distribution companies (DisCos) against pushing responsibilities to customers which was against consumer electricity rights. The Commission also said that it was not the responsibility of consumers to purchase poles or other associated equipment used in the distribution of electricity in line with NERC’s Investment in Electricity Networks Regulation 2015. READ ALSO:…

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FCCPC Probes Air Fares Hike by Arik, Dana, Azman, Ibom Air, Others

Dawood Rabiu

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said the Commission has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the “coordinated” hike in air fares by some domestic airline operators in the country. Many Nigerians, who decried the hike in the air fares, had called for the intervention of the FCCPC to reduce the sudden hike by domestic carriers in the country. However, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, has said that the Commission with the collaboration of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)…

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