Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission FCCPC North-East Nig.

01/09/2026

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Today, 1st Sept, NEZO held the 8th edition of the "Your Money, Your Right" collaboration with Bauchi Television (BATV).

14/07/2026

On July 14, 2026, FCCPC NEZO broadcast the second edition of its weekly program, Your Money, Your Right in both English and Hausa on BATV Bauchi.

07/07/2026

Today, 7th July 2026, NEZO held its weekly programme, "Your Money, Your Right," on BATV Bauchi. The programme featured both English and Hausa editions and focused on Consumer Protection under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA), 2018.

02/07/2026

On July 2nd, the NEZO FCCPC NYSC CDS group held a consumer rights awareness campaign at Bauchi Central Market, distributing educational materials to the public.

25/06/2026

On June 25, 2026, the North East Zonal Office, Bauchi carried out a sensitization and enlightenment campaign at the Wailo Village NYSC Orientation Camp, featuring a Q&A session and educational material distribution.

25/04/2026

Banks answerable to FCCPC, court rules

* Dismisses UBA’s suit, fined N2m

* It’s a big victory for bank customers, says Tunji Bello

Advocacy for consumer rights in the banking sector recorded a major boost today with a judgement by a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissing, in its entirety, a suit by UBA Plc seeking to contest the jurisdiction of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

In its ruling, presiding Justice James Omotosho affirmed the Commission’s statutory authority to investigate consumer complaints involving banks and other financial institutions.

In the suit, FHC/ABJ/CS/1972/2025, United Bank of Africa Plc sought to determine whether in light of Section 251 (1) (d) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended 2023) and Section 65(1)(a) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, the FCCPC could validly exercise jurisdiction over a commercial bank duly licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and over any of its functions, acts, financial products, or financial services.

In his judgement, Justice Omotosho considered Sections 251 (1) (d) of the Constitution and 65(1)(a) of BOFIA, which the plaintiff had relied upon to challenge the Commission’s jurisdiction, and upheld the authority of the FCCPC in competition and consumer protection matters in the financial sector.

Consequently, UBA plc was fined N2m for “bringing a frivolous and unmeritorious case against the defendant”.

With respect to receiving and investigating Consumer complaints, the Court stressed that there is no other agency in Nigeria saddled with this responsibility except the FCCPC.

“No portion of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act gives such powers to the Central Bank of Nigeria, nor does the Central Bank of Nigeria Act,” said Justice Omotosho.

“The FCCPC (Defendant) is therefore the proper agency to investigate such consumer complaints,” the judge held.

He therefore held that the FCCPC

25/04/2026

24/04/2026

On April 23, 2026, NEZO paid a courtesy visit to the Bauchi State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Investment to discuss collaborating on awareness campaigns via their platforms. The meeting concluded with an exchange of materials.

24/04/2026

On 22 April 2026, staff of the NEZO held a sensitization meeting with the executives of Dr. Suleman Adamu Market in Bauchi.

During the engagement, a comprehensive sensitization session was conducted, and educational materials were distributed to support awareness and understanding.