The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld the two hundred and twenty million dollar fine imposed on Meta Platforms Incorporated by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
In a statement, the FCCPC’s Director for Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, says the tribunal also awarded the commission thirty-five thousand dollars to cover the investigation costs.
Ijagwu noted that the Tribunal specifically determined that the Commission complied with prevailing laws, discharged its mandate, and exercised its powers within the confines of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
He added that the Tribunal ruled that the multiple actions by WhatsApp and Meta, for which the Commission made findings of violations, were correctly identified and that the Commission did not err in making those findings.
