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Title: | A critical appraisal of the legal framework for consumer protection in Nigeria |
Author: | Fayokun, K.O. |
Year: | 2006 |
Periodical: | Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development |
Volume: | 16 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 273-291 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | consumer protection regulatory agencies |
Abstract: | This paper evaluates recent Nigerian statutes designed to create an administrative and regulatory framework for consumer protection. By and large, the consumer protection regime in Nigeria is fraught with numerous regulatory agencies which altogether emphasize the policing role of the State in ensuring product safety. There is yet no comprehensive code on consumer law in Nigeria and NGOs or consumer groups have played less significant roles in championing the interests of the ordinary consumer of goods and services. The legislative agencies, however, provide a veritable springboard for consumer activism and constitute the institutional framework for consumer protection in Nigeria. The paper examines the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), and the Trade Malpractices Investigation Panel. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |