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FG prohibits loan apps from intruding on customers’ privacy

THE Federal Government, in conjunction with Google, has prohibited loan apps from accessing contacts and images of their customers. In a chat with The ICIR on...

FG approves 119 loan apps, 54 others get conditional approval

THE Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has given full approval to 119 loan apps and conditional approval to...
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FG orders telcos, others to block access to online loan sharks

THE Federal Government of Nigeria has directed payment system operators, (PSOs) and telecommunications companies to stop providing access to illegal digital money lenders, also...

Electricity consumers must get 10 days notice before disconnection – FCCPC

THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it is illegal for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to disconnect a customer without serving...

FCCPC to address loans apps method of obtaining customers’ contact list

THE Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera has vowed to address the way loan apps...
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INSIDE STORY: Illegal loan apps ‘victims’ form groups to seek retribution, vow not to repay

By Bankole Abe and Omolola Pedro DEBT collectors for many loan apps in Nigeria exploit unconventional techniques to shame defaulting borrowers to retrieve loans. This has...

FCCPC chairman blows hot, vows to prosecute illegal loan apps

THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to initiate criminal proceedings against any digital money lender whose conduct is in violation of...

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Tinubu sworn in as 16th President of Nigeria

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Buhari’s photographers, special assistants, others get national awards

OUTGOING Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has bestowed National awards on his personal photographers, special assistants and about 300 others. This...

International Fact-checking director speaks on wife’s train attack

FOLLOWING the tragic incident that happened to Emine Oszoy, an artist based in Queens, her husband, Ferdi Oszoy, who...

Tinubu, 28 governors-elect set for inauguration today

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