Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld a $220 million administrative fine against Meta Inc, Facebook, and WhatsApp LLC, affirming the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s, FCCPC, authority and actions.
Delivering judgment in the tech giants’ appeal on Friday, the three-member panel led by Hon. Thomas Okosun, found that the FCCPC acted within its constitutional and statutory powers.
The Tribunal ruled that the Commission rightly identified multiple violations by Meta and WhatsApp and followed due process in arriving at its conclusions.