Lagos secures ₦759m for consumers in six years, resolves 10,720 complaints

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has secured ₦759.35m and $14,901.80 in consumer redress and resolved 10,720 complaints in six years, according to a statement by the agency's General Manager and CEO, Afolabi Solebo. The agency tackled complaints across various sectors, including online marketing, automobile, education, logistics, telecommunications, aviation, road transportation, hospitality, banking, finance, insurance, housing, food and beverages, supermarkets, household appliances, medical services, oil and gas, and electricity distribution.

Solebo highlighted the agency's enforcement activities, issuing 437 notices of non-compliance to supermarkets and retail outlets for inadequate price disclosure, misleading product labelling, and failure to provide essential product information.

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