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CPC, online marketing companies partner to protect consumers

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and online marketing companies in Nigeria have agreed to partner to protect consumers from abuse. This was disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja at a joint press conference between the CPC and representatives of online marketing companies in the country to

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Increase in excise duty on tobacco, alcoholic products will control abuse – CPC

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has commended the Federal Government over the recent increase in excise duty on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, stressing that it would serve as a measure to reduce the risks of abuse and disease in the country. The CPC also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s consideration for consumers in “granting […]

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Arbitrary billing, disconnection of electricity constitutes gross abuse – CPC

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2018 0

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has appraised the interaction between the nation’s electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and their consumers, declaring that arbitrary billing and group disconnection of electricity consumers without consideration for those paying their bills constitute a gross abuse of consumer rights. The Director General of the Council,

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CPC, NAFDAC collaborate against counterfeit, adulterated products

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2018 0

The Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Babatunde Irukera and his counterpart at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Moji Adeyeye at the weekend, agreed to collaborate to fight the menace of counterfeit and adulterated products in the country. Both organisations’ Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) had

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CPC urges FG to investigate cause of Dana Air skidding

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has commended relevant section authority in the aviation sector for the safe evacuation of passengers and crew members on board the Dana Airlines Flight 9J0363 that skidded off runway, calling for prompt investigation into the cause of the incident. The flight operating from Abuja to Port-Harcourt on Tuesday, landed at […]