By Joseph Obiora.
The Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria shall
be holding a 2 day Certification program for Lawyers in Abuja on
“Competition and Consumer Protection Law and Practice” during the
current vacation period.
Speaking to newsmen in Lagos after an event at the Pan-African
University, on Monday, Dr. Abubakar Balarabe a Director of the
Institute stated that “today’s legal, regulatory and business
environments make training on competition and Consumer Affairs laws
more important than ever.
In the past few months the National Assembly of Nigeria in both
the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the first
comprehensive Competition and Antitrust legislation in Nigeria. The
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, brings renewed
focus on fair trading and ethical business practices in the
Nigerian market place.”
According to him “the Nigerian Competition legislation is very
broad in scope and covers areas and conduct that are not very well
defined or easily understood in Nigeria. Though Antitrust and
competitions laws are being enforced worldwide it is relatively new
and untested in Nigeria”.
Speaking further he confirmed that the program which is billed
for the last week of August 2017 will “provide an overview of
Competition and Consumer Protection legislation and compliance
requirements, gives a historical background to the Competition laws
worldwide, explains current regulatory and enforcement focus in
Europe, South Africa and North America and gives practical advice
to practitioners on its implications for business”.
By Joseph Obiora.
The Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria shall
be holding a 2 day Certification program for Lawyers in Abuja on
“Competition and Consumer Protection Law and Practice” during the
current vacation period.
Speaking to newsmen in Lagos after an event at the Pan-African
University, on Monday, Dr. Abubakar Balarabe a Director of the
Institute stated that “today’s legal, regulatory and business
environments make training on competition and Consumer Affairs laws
more important than ever.
In the past few months the National Assembly of Nigeria in both
the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the first
comprehensive Competition and Antitrust legislation in Nigeria. The
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, brings renewed
focus on fair trading and ethical business practices in the
Nigerian market place.”
According to him “the Nigerian Competition legislation is very
broad in scope and covers areas and conduct that are not very well
defined or easily understood in Nigeria. Though Antitrust and
competitions laws are being enforced worldwide it is relatively new
and untested in Nigeria”.
Speaking further he confirmed that the program which is billed
for the last week of August 2017 will “provide an overview of
Competition and Consumer Protection legislation and compliance
requirements, gives a historical background to the Competition laws
worldwide, explains current regulatory and enforcement focus in
Europe, South Africa and North America and gives practical advice
to practitioners on its implications for business”.