Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned manufacturers of products, service providers and shop owners to desist from molesting, intimidating or harassing its personnel on monitoring and enforcement duties, as culprits will henceforth be made to face the full weight of the law. General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode stated this while …
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…Resolves 87.1 Percent Complaints The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has recovered a total sum of N18,886,754 as refund and compensation for consumers. The money was recovered for consumers who sought the support of the Agency to get redress from infringements on their rights by retailers and traders of various consumables. According to the …
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The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), has called on retailers of products, especially consumables, to always ensure proper examination of the details of various commodities in order to avoid stockpiling unwholesome or expired goods. The General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode, who gave the warning today while speaking on the activities of …
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The General Manager, Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) Mrs. Kemi Olugbode has advised consumers in the State not to take laws into their hands or resort to self-help against any infringement on their rights but rather contact the Agency for necessary action and redress. Mrs. Olugbode gave the advice at the mediation parley …
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Lagos State Government, through the State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, has embarked on an independent investigative exercise to the factory of the International Brewery, makers of the product that contained a suspected impurity as alleged by a consumer. Speaking during the visit to the Company, the General Manager of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency …
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The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC) Mrs. Omobolanle Ogunmola has stressed the need for continued collaboration and development of teamwork as a strategy for effective service delivery. Ogunmola gave this charge during a familiarisation tour of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), saying that collaboration would help …
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The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has stressed the need for consumers to be wary of unhygienic food hawked on the street as some of them could be hazardous. The General Manager of LASCOPA, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode gave the warning at the 43rd-anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Institute of Food and Science Technology (NIFST) recently …
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The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has stressed the need for Lagosians to exercise caution when buying consumable products, particularly during the Id-el-Fitri season. General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode urged consumers to cultivate the habit of checking product-information and quality of the package before making purchases in order to …
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As part of efforts to prevent residents from consuming unwholesome fruits and vegetables, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), in conjunction with the Lagos State Market Development Board, Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment as well as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has commenced talks and sensitisation campaigns for market traders across the …
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Lagos State Government has commenced the process of ensuring that the fruits and vegetable sector in the State is sanitised in order to guarantee the safety of consumers. To this end, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), in collaboration with other relevant Ministries and Agencies of Government, has initiated a project to ensure that …
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