Multichoice Nigeria has been fined N150 million by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal for contesting the court’s jurisdiction. Additionally, the business was directed to give Nigerians a complimentary one-month subscription to both DStv and GOtv.
The tribunal had already barred Multichoice from increasing membership rates without providing the required notice, according to TVC.
This follows a case filed by Festus Onifade, who argued that the eight-day notice provided for the price rise was insufficient.
The lawyer representing Multichoice had argued that price regulatory issues had been resolved by earlier decisions, but Mr. Onifade’s attention was drawn to the insufficient notice rather than the price increase itself, which prompted the tribunal to uphold its authority and decide against Multichoice.
The court fixed July 3 for a hearing of the substantive suit of the Plaintiff.
Additionally, Multichoice was mandated by the tribunal to provide customers with a complimentary one-month free subscription on all offers of their packages.
