Nigerian court upholds FCCPC oversight of airtime credit, preserves NCC licensing powers

Nigeria’s estimated N400 billion airtime lending market faces a defining legal test on Monday as the Federal High Court in Lagos prepares to rule on a case that could reshape the…

Financial and legal experts warn that regulatory overlap between the FCCPC and NCC is damaging Nigeria's investment profile and incr...

FCCPC has regained full authority to regulate Nigeria's fast-growing digital lending industry after Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed...

The judgment clears the way for the commission to enforce rules aimed at promoting responsible lending and protecting borrowers in Nigeria’s digital lending market.

• Dismisses WASPAN’s suit, validates DEON regulations

A Nigerian court has ruled that the FCCPC can regulate consumer protection in the airtime lending market but cannot issue telecom licences, weeks after Nigeria challenged the…

Nigerian court upholds FCCPC oversight of airtime credit, preserves NCC licensing powers

Nigerian telcos urge FCCPC & NCC to establish a clear framework for airtime and data credit services after a court affirmed concurrent regulatory powers.

A Nigerian court restored the country's digital lending rules but ruled that the FCCPC cannot license telcos or oversee airtime lending

By Dapo Akinrefon ABUJA—A Federal High Court judgment affirming the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s, FCCPC, authority to regulate Nigeria’s airtime…