EiE Nigeria Weekly Telco Class Action Update (May 30, 2019)

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016: Lagos-based consumer rights lawyer, Olumide Babalola, filed a class action suit at the Lagos High Court for himself and on behalf of all the subscribers of the GSM operators who might have received unsolicited calls and messages from any telecommunications company in Nigeria.EiE helped curate the list of complainants through an online call and you responded.Wednesday, November 1, 2017: The suit was struck out as the Judge ruled that unsolicited calls do not violate the fundamental right to privacy under the Constitution.We appealed this decision and Wednesday, October 16, 2019 has been given to hear the appeal.----------Our apologies that we have not provided timely updates.We will provide an update promptly after the October 16th hearing.If you have any questions or concerns, kindly email – [email protected].

Have a great week!

The EiE Nigeria Team