BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed a supermarket in Guzape area of Abuja, following consumer complaints about irregular pricing practices. While inspecting the supermarket, the enforcement team of FCCPC identified several potential consumer protection violations, including differences between shelf prices and checkout prices, products displayed without price tags, expired products offered for sale, improper storage of perishable items, and suspected counterfeit products, including rice, which were confiscated. Following the findings, the supermarket was sealed pending further regulatory action. The FCCPC reminded businesses that consumers are entitled to transparent pricing, safe products, and fair treatment at all times. News Rider reports that the commission will take appropriate regulatory action after a full review of the findings. However, members of the public were encouraged to continue reporting suspi...
BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn-in Dr Muttaqha Rabe Darma from Katsina State, as the new minister of housing and urban development following clearance by the Senate. He replaced Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who recently resigned. During the short ceremony at the State House on Friday, Tinubu congratulated Dr Darma for coming on board at a very challenging time of national development. "You have a very rich and interesting background. As a leader, we need competent hands like yours. "There is no doubt that you have rendered valuable services in all the assignments you have embarked upon; You are a fitting peg in the right position," he said. Tinubu informed him to be ready to serve in any capacity in which he is called upon. Briefly Darma is a distinguished Nigerian scholar, administrator, and development expert who holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from A...