CAMEO+ eventPOLITICAL2026-04-16🇳🇬

FCCPC bans airtime borrowing, sparking outcry among poor Nigerians

source: Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission -> target: Telecommunications operators in Nigeria

On 2026-04-16, Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission reportedly instructed telecommunications companies to shut off airtime and data lending services under the DEON Consumer Lending Regulations 2025. The directive was directed at telcos operating in Nigeria and triggered a regulatory freeze after a court later issued an interim injunction against enforcement.

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