The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resumed the implementation and enforcement of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations), following a judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which upheld the validity of the regulations.
Justice A.L. Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday dismissed the suit filed by the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (WASPAN), challenging the authority of the FCCPC to issue and enforce the regulations.
In Suit No. FHC/L/CS/760/2026, the court rejected all reliefs sought by the plaintiff and ruled that the DEON Regulations were made within the statutory and constitutional powers of the commission.
The court also affirmed the validity of the specific provisions of the regulations challenged in the suit and consequently discharged the interim order that had earlier restrained the FCCPC from implementing and enforcing the rules.
Following the judgment, the FCCPC said the legal barrier that led to the temporary suspension of the regulations had been removed, making the DEON Regulations fully operational and enforceable.
