Nigeria Antitrust Body Warns Fuel Operators Over Token Price Cuts as Oil Slumps
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 28
Nigeria Antitrust Body Warns Fuel Operators Over Token Price Cuts as Oil Slumps
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 28
Summary
Nigeria’s competition commission said fuel pump prices are not falling fast enough despite a sharp drop in oil, warning operators of a possible crackdown.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said its review of the downstream petroleum market found only “token reduction” in prices and signs of “undue exploitation of consumers.”
The warning targets a fuel market the report said is dominated by Africa’s richest person, raising the prospect of tougher scrutiny in a concentrated sector.
The intervention signals pressure on retailers to pass through lower crude costs more quickly as Nigerian consumers face stubbornly high fuel prices.