US EditionNigeria: Tariff Hike - Court Dismisses Multichoice's Suit, Faults FCCPC's Action
- On March 1, 2025, MultiChoice Nigeria increased its subscription rates by up to 25%, prompting legal action in Abuja's Federal High Court.
- The competition regulatory agency challenged the price increase and instructed MultiChoice to halt it, citing concerns over its authority since no formal presidential mandate authorizes such actions.
- Justice James Omotoso dismissed MultiChoice’s suit as an abuse of court process, noting the FCCPC has investigative powers but lacks authority to impose or suspend prices without presidential delegation.
- The judgment emphasized Nigeria’s free market system where providers like MultiChoice set prices and consumers choose to accept them, stating that FCCPC's price-control actions breached fair hearing rights and were selectively targeted.
- The ruling suggests regulatory attempts to fix prices without proper legal backing may harm investor confidence and the economy while affirming FCCPC's investigatory role absent price-setting powers.
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Court backs MultiChoice subscription price hikes - Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Abuja has said the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) does not have the power to suspend or fix the prices of subcription prices of MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DStv and GOtv. The court presided by Justice James Omotoso however dismissed a suit by MultiChoice against the FCCPC’s move to challenge the subscription price hike, as similar proceedings were already pending elsewhere.…
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Court Dismisses Multichoice's Suit, Faults FCCPC's Action
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit that MultiChoice Nigeria Limited filed to challenge the intervention of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in the recent increase in DStv and Gotv subscription fees.
Only president can fix prices - Court dismisses FCCPC suit against Multichoice
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, challenging the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) intervention in its recent subscription price hike. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice James Kolawole Omotoso held that the suit constituted an abuse of court process, as similar proceedings were already pending elsewhere. The judge stressed …
Subscription Hike: Abuja High Court Strikes Out MultiChoice Suit
The Abuja Federal High Court has struck out the suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited seeking to restrain the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection, FCCPC from investigating its recent price increases for DStv and GOtv services, declaring it an abuse of court process. The FCCPC in a statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu said the court, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, ruled that MultiChoice’s suit was dupl…
FCCPC welcomes court ruling on MultiChoice price probe - Worldstage
WorldStage Newsonline– The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has welcomed the Federal High Court’s ruling affirming its authority to investigate alleged exploitative practices by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited. MultiChoice had filed a suit seeking to restrain the FCCPC from investigating its recent price increases for DStv and GOtv services. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja signed by Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, Director of Cor…
FCCPC Can't Fix GOtv, DStv Subscription Prices for MultiChoice—Court &
By Adedapo Adesanya Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja has said the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) cannot determine what MultiChoice Nigeria can charge its customers for subscribing to DStv and GOtv, the pay-TV services of MultiChoice. However, he dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, challenging the FCCPC’s […]
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