The United States has ruled out deploying troops to Nigeria despite growing insecurity and renewed international attention on religious freedom, saying Washington’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) is intended to encourage reforms through diplomatic pressure rather than military intervention. Members of a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation made this clear in […]
By Tom Okpe Leaders and members of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change, CPC, has asserted their unwavering support and loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, expressing strong believe and solidarity with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Government. The group including, Tanko Al’Makura, former Governor of Nasarawa State, Aminu Bello Masari, Bulama and […]
The Jigawa state Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) says it has confiscated 28 bags of sesame worth N728, 000 from two traders, Bashari Kanoru and Auwalu Wala in Maigatari Market. Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Faruk Abdallah, said in Hadejia on Thursday that Kanoru and Wala had mixed chaff and sand with the sesame in bags […]
The Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA), has urged the Federal Government and various stakeholders to support the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), to protect the rights of Nigerian e-consumers. The association made the call in a communiqué by the President of APPA, Mr Princewill Okorie, on Sunday in Abuja. The communiqué was the outcome of […]
…Radda Wants youth Participation in MSMEs The Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda says the active participation of youths in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will enhance Nigeria’s economic development. Dr. Radda stated this in Abuja at an event to mark “MSMEs Day 2018: The Youth […]
Following the Consumer Protection Council (CPC’s), seizure of 1500 bags of rice from Rice City, an Uyo-based rice retail outlet last week, the legal adviser of the firm has threatened institute legal action against the CPC. Mr Victor Iyanam also demanded an unreserved apology from CPC and return of bags of rice seized from the […]
Mr. Babatunde Irukera, Director General, Consumer Protection Council, CPC, in this interview with GANIYU OBAARO, counsels Nigerian consumers on the need to know their rights. A law graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, said consumers should keep abreast of the digital revolution, while also assuring that the agency would enunciate new policies to […]
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) removed sub-standard goods valued over N243.2 million the nation’s markets in the out-going year, with the food and beverages products alone accounting for more than N200 million. Disclosing this recently in Lagos at the public presentation of the agency’s 2016 Annual Report, CPC Director-General, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, stated that over […]
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has ordered a tourism hospitality firm, VIP Express Tourism Limited, to refund over N25 million to 63 aggrieved subscribers of its holiday packages, due to gross violation of their rights. The CPC’s order which was signed by its Director General, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, disclosed that its investigation substantiated various allegations […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has thrown away the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in Kogi State, James Ocholi (SAN), seeking an order sacking the state governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 elections, Captain Idris Wada for lack of merit. […]