GOTV, DSTV price hike: Tribunal grants lawyer’s request to withdraw case

In a dramatic development, the Nigerian Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has granted the request to withdraw the case against MultiChoice Nigeria concerning a price hike in GOTV and DSTV subscriptions.

This follows the sudden decision of the lawyer who filed the case, Festus Onifade to withdraw his case against the pay TV provider.

Onifade stated that he no longer intends to proceed with the matter, insisting that MultiChoice would leverage the vacation to argue its appeal at the Court of Appeal and frustrate his case.