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| Jul 23, 2026 | Nigeria: Waspan Appeals Judgement Upholding FCCPC's Deon Regulations, Seeks to Restore NCC's Exclusive Telecom Powers | Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has appealed the Federal High Court judgement that upheld key aspects of the regulatory powers of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) over the... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Nigeria: Waspan Challenges FCCPC's Digital Lending Powers At Court of Appeal | WASPAN also filed a motion seeking an injunction restraining the FCCPC from enforcing the DEON Regulations pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.
The Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has a... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Nigeria: Court Upholds FCCPC's Powers to Regulate Over N400bn Consumer Airtime Lending Market | · Dismisses WASPAN's suit, validates DEON regulations
·Says FCCPC, NCC have complementary regulatory mandates
·FCCPC resumes enforcement after vacation of restraining order
The Federal High Court in Lagos has delivered a judgement affirming... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Nigeria: Big Tech, Ai and the Future of Nigerian Journalism | Nigeria may have entered this global conversation later than many advanced economies, but that timing could become its greatest advantage.
If approached with wisdom and balance, this investigation may ultimately be remembered not as another... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | West Africa: Nigeria to Investigate Tech Firms Over News Content | Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the country's competition regulator to investigate major technology companies over alleged anti-competitive practices and unauthorised use of news content, the Federal Competition and Consum... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Nigeria: Govt Suspends New Internet Platform Rules, Orders Harmonised Digital Policy Framework | The federal government has directed key digital regulators to suspend the implementation and enforcement of recently introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues, ... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Nigeria: Govt Targets MSMEs' Access to $3.5trn AfCFTA Market, Launches Cross-Border Digital Payments Report | Abuja — The federal government has launched the "Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria Under the AfCFTA" report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to ... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Nigeria: Bill to Establish Fintech Regulatory Commission Splits Sector's Operators | While telecom and agent groups say a dedicated regulator will end fragmented oversight, fintech operators warn it could duplicate the roles of the Central Bank of Nigeria and other agencies.
A bill before the House of Representatives seekin... |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Nigeria: FCCPC Gives Digital Lenders Till January 5 to Meet Compliance Rules | The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has fixed Monday, January 5, 2026, as the deadline for all operators to fully comply with the Digital, Electronic, Online and Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2... |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Nigeria: Telecom Operators Raise Concern Over Digital Economy Bill | Licensed telecom operators in Nigeria have rejected vesting broad regulatory powers in the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), saying putting all regulatory powers on an agency will erode investors' confidence.
The t... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Digital lenders face up to ₦100m fine for unethical conduct under FCCPC new rules | Digital lenders in Nigeria now risk fines between ₦50 million and ₦100 million, or 1% of their annual turnover, for unethical conduct and other violations under new rules introduced by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commiss... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | From AI to credit bureaus: How Nigerian digital lenders are tackling rising defaults | When Adekunle Ogunleye, a secondary school chemistry teacher, opened WhatsApp one evening in late 2024, he didn’t expect to find a threatening message about a friend’s unpaid loan.
“It was not a nice message, and that shouldn’t be written a... |
| Jun 17, 2025 | The Digital Divide in Lending: How Technology Shapes Credit Access in Nigeria | In Nigeria, the quest for loans often feels like a marathon. Many run, but few reach the finish line. The landscape of lending is evolving, driven by technology and data. Yet, a chasm remains between traditional banks and fintechs, creating... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | How do banks and fintechs determine your credit worthiness? | By March 2025, Mubarak Umar had spent a year and a half working as a supplier agent for Sun King, a solar company in Ibadan, western Nigeria, earning about ₦200,000 ($126) monthly, paid directly into his GTBank account. Earlier in the year,... |
| May 31, 2025 | Digital Nomads: For Chiderah Azodoh, Dubai’s promising tech industry is a hotbed for fintech | In 2019, Nigeria’s banking sector experienced a major event: Access Bank, now the country’s largest bank by assets, acquired Diamond Bank, which used to be at the top of the food chain as the largest tier-2 lender in the country.
For Chider... |
| May 22, 2025 | Nigeria: Why Meta Is in Trouble in Nigeria and What This Means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Users | Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Niger... |
| May 5, 2025 | Navigating the Digital Landscape: Financial Innovation and Regulatory Challenges in Nigeria | Nigeria stands at a crossroads in the digital age. The nation is witnessing a surge in fintech innovation, while simultaneously grappling with regulatory challenges posed by global tech giants. This duality shapes the landscape of digital f... |
| May 4, 2025 | Nigeria Rebuffs Meta's Threat to Quit Country Over Data Privacy Fines | The Nigerian FCCPC said Meta has faced similar penalties in the European Union and countries like the United States, India, South Korea, France, and Australia, without threatening to exit those markets.
The Federal Competition and Consumer ... |
| May 4, 2025 | Nigeria: Quitting Nigeria Will Not Exonerate Meta of Liability - FCCPC | The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the threat by WhatsApp to exit Nigeria due to the Commission's recent order will not exonerate the company from the outcome of a judicial process.
FCCPC in a statement ... |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Group condemns MultiChoice Nigeria’s 21% price hike on DStv, GOtv | Save the Consumers, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has strongly criticized MultiChoice Nigeria for its recent 21% increase in subscription prices for DStv and GOtv services.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NGO desc... |
| Feb 12, 2025 | NMDPRA seals two filling stations, gas plant in Ogun over safety, regulatory violations | The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed two filling stations and a gas plant in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, over alleged infractions, including under-dispensing of fuel and operating withou... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | CAC issues notice on administrative proceedings for businesses in Nigeria | The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has drawn the attention of business owners, clubs, associations, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to its Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC).
Nairametrics reports that the Administrativ... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | The Telecom Tariff Tangle: Nigeria's Economic Strain and Consumer Rights | In Nigeria, the air is thick with tension. A recent decision by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to approve a staggering 50 percent increase in telecommunications tariffs has ignited a firestorm of dissent. The Nigeria Labour Co... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Nigeria: NLC Rejects 50% Hike in Telecoms Tariff Approved By NCC | The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned recent approval granted to telecommunications operators in the country by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to effect a 50 percent increase in telecommunication tariffs.
Weighing in on... |
| Nov 9, 2024 | The VAT Tug-of-War: A Recipe for Chaos in Nigeria's Tax System | The debate over Value Added Tax (VAT) collection in Nigeria is heating up. The Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has raised alarms about the potential chaos that could ensue if states are allowed to collect V... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Nigeria: Concerns Rise Over 'Borrow-Me-Credit' Service in Nigerian Telecom Sector | The Association of Telecom Entrepreneurs, representing Nigeria's airtime distribution sector, has raised concerns over what it describes as excessive costs and a troubling lack of transparency surrounding the "borrow-me-credit" sc... |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Coca-Cola's Bold Bet on Nigeria: A $1 Billion Investment Amid Economic Turbulence | Coca-Cola is making waves in Nigeria. The beverage giant has announced a staggering $1 billion investment in its operations over the next five years. This bold move comes at a time when the Nigerian economy is grappling with inflation, curr... |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Nigerian businesses need to be creative to survive inflation, high rates – Olufemi Oyinsan, TCVP General Partner | In an era of soaring inflation and escalating interest rates, Nigerian businesses are facing unprecedented challenges in maintaining profitability and securing capital. Olufemi Oyinsan, General Partner at The Continent Venture Partners (TCV... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Naira Transactions: A New Dawn for Nigeria's Oil and Consumer Markets | The Nigerian economy is at a crossroads. The government’s recent decision to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery in naira marks a significant shift. Starting October 1, 2024, this initiative aims to stabilize fuel prices and strengthen t... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inflation: FMCG transaction volume in Nigeria declines by 17.4% in 2024 – Report | The latest report by NielsenIQ has revealed that the Nigerian Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market has seen a 17.4% decline in the volume of transactions this year as Nigerians continue to battle with the high cost of goods.
The report,... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Former Lagos Commissioner, Tunji Bello, assumes office as FCCPC boss | A former Lagos Commissioner, Mr. Tunji Bello, on Thursday, assumed office as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
Bello’s assumption comes a month after P... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Weekly economic index: Nigeria’s workforce strikes, Rwanda’s to launch digital currency, and MultiChoice Nigeria appeals ₦150 million fine. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week:
Nigeria’s main labor unions Nationwide strike
Last week, Nigerian workers launched a nationwide strike prot... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | FCCPC approves 173 loan apps in Nigeria, continues suppression of illegal players
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has authorised 173 digital lenders to operate in Nigeria, an increase from the 106 players that the commission announced earlier in January. The complete list includes 119 l... |
| Nov 22, 2021 | 6 Nigerian agencies unite to fight data privacy abuse by money lending fintechs | Share this article:
On May 15, 2021, I received a message from a lending company informing me that Mrs X, someone I met in 2020 during my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), had not repaid a loan they took. I had been supposedly listed as ... |
| Nov 16, 2021 | FCCPC to investigate illegal practices, rights violation in money lending industry | --> -->
The Federal Government has moved to check some of the illegal, unwholesome and unfair practices in the money lending industry.
The government have resolved to specifically through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protectio... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | This is how Nigeria wants to protect costumers that use IT products and services | Share this article:
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) recently launched a Consumer Protection Forum to review customer dissatisfaction with IT products and services.
During the virtual launch, NITDA’s Director-G... |
