Competition Legislation in Nigeria - Competition Law - Lecture Slides, Slides of Competition Law and Policy

Download Competition Legislation in Nigeria - Competition Law - Lecture Slides and more Slides Competition Law and Policy in PDF only on Docsity! Process of Evolution of the Competition Legislation in Nigeria Docsity.com Outline 1. Introduction • The economy… 2. Making a transition- the challenges 3. Competition law in Nigeria-the Egg that never hatches… 4. Understanding Government bureaucracy- a hydra or an octopus? 5. Major actors and vested interests 6. Towards an inclusive stakeholders-driven approach 7. Mobilising political support… 8. All or nothing? What options for developing countries Docsity.com 3. The egg that never hatches… • Multiple Bills, lack of co-ordination… ◦ The Federal Competition Commission Bill, 2002 ◦ The Nigerian Trade and Competition Commission (NTCC) Bill, 2005 ◦ The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCP)Bill, 2009 ◦ Members Bills in the National Assembly Docsity.com 4. Understanding Government bureaucacry… • A hydra or an octopus? • The Executive – MDAS- FMC&I, BPE, MoJ, NIPC, NCC, CPC, etc • The Legislature (National Assembly) – The Senate – The House of Representatives – The Committees • The Judiciary. • The Process of law-making in Nigeria Docsity.com 5. Major actors and vested interests  Government Actors- what do they really want? ◦ The Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry (FMC&I) ◦ The National Council on Privatisation(NCP) /Bureau of Public Enterprise(BPE) ◦ The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ◦ The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) ◦ Others.  Non-state Actors- little appreciation and interest ◦ Private sector- formal and informal sectors ◦ Civil society , consumer organisations ◦ The mass media ◦ Labour movements ◦ The Competition Law Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Docsity.com