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MultiChoice faces FCCPC tomorrow to defend price adjustments for DSTV, GOtv viewers

Multichoice had in a statement to customers on Monday February 24, titled, “Price adjustment on DStv and GOtv packages,” and signed by the CEO John Ugbe, attributed the price increase to the rising cost of doing business in Nigeria.

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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has invited MultiChoice’s Chief Executive Officer for an investigative hearing on February 27, 2025, at its headquarters in Abuja.

The summon is inconnection with Multichoice’s recently announced increase in the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages, set to take effect from March 1, 2025.

In a statement by Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, the Commission warns: “If MultiChoice fails to provide a satisfactory justification for its pricing strategy or is found in violation of fair competition principles, the commission will take necessary enforcement actions, including sanctions and corrective measures.”

Ijagwu, said that the FCCPC remains committed to ensuring that businesses operate fairly and in line with Nigeria’s consumer protection laws.

The company cited factors such as currency depreciation and high inflation, which have significantly increased its operational expenses.

The new prices are as follows:

DStv Packages: • Compact: From N15,700 to N19,000 • Compact Plus: From N24,500 to N30,000 • Premium: From N29,500 to N44,500 GOtv Packages: • GOtv Value: From N3,600 to N3,900 • GOtv Plus: From N4,850 to N5,800 • GOtv Max: From N6,200 to N8,500 • GOtv Supa: From N9,600 to N11,400 • GOtv Supa Plus: From N13,500 to N16,800

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Cardoso Urges Banks To Lend Out Idle Funds With CBN * Retains MPR at 26.5%

Cardoso made the call on Tuesday after the 306th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja from July 20 to July 21.

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July 21, 2026

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso , urged banks from keeping idle funds with the apex bank and encouraging increased lending into the economy.

Cardoso made the call on Tuesday after the 306th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja from July 20 to July 21.

The apex bank retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), also known as benchmark interest rate, at 26. 5 percent.

This decision marks the second consecutive retention of the MPR at 26.5 per cent, following a 50-basis-point reduction in February from 27 per cent.

“The committee’s decision to maintain the current policy stand follows a thorough assessment of the balance of risk,” said Cardoso.

He emphasised that although headline inflation moderated marginally in June 2026, global uncertainties have heightened due mainly to the renewed hostilities in the Middle East.

The MPC also adjusted the asymmetric facilities corridor around the MPR to +50/-450 basis points—a move aimed at discouraging banks from keeping idle fund with CBN.

Furthermore, the committee maintained the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for commercial banks at 45 per cent, retained the rate for merchant banks at 16 per cent, and kept the CRR on non-TSA public-sector deposits at 75 per cent for liquidity management considerations.

Cardoso said despite the global uncertainties, the Nigerian economy has “remained largely resilient to the external shocks”.

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CBN admits it opened domiciliary accounts for PFIPC agency

Represented by the Director of its Banking Services Department, Hamisu Ibrahim, the CBN said that the accounts are one in US dollars, the other in British pounds sterling, were opened following a mandate received from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

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July 21, 2026

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The Central Bank of Nigeria had admitted that it opened two foreign-currency domiciliary accounts for the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

The apex bank made the confirmation, yesterday, during the public hearing convened at the National Assembly Complex by the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the existence and operations of the PFIPC, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi and inaugurated by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.

He explained that on July 30, 2025, CBN received a mandate dated July 29, 2025 from the Office of the Accountant-General.

“We received the mandate to authorise two accounts, one a US dollar domiciliary account, the other a pound domiciliary account, for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council,” Ibrahim told the committee.

He explained the CBN’s verification process, “The process of opening an account requires a mandate from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

“Once we receive that mandate, we perform all the necessary verifications to confirm that this mandate is actually coming from that office.

The department that handles the mandate is different from the department that actually does the account opening,” he said.

Nevertheless, he noted that no one came to activate the accounts after they were opened.“We did not receive any correspondence, mandate, signature or mandate cards. We were not introduced to the authorising or approving officers.“Based on that, those accounts remain inactive, with zero balance. There have been no foreign exchange allocations.