30 results
- 6 Jul 2023
Nigeria Data Protection Commission to Partner DPCOs in Training 50,000 Youths on Data Protection Every Year
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it will partner with Data Protection Compliance Organizations (DPCOs) in training 50,000 young Nigerians who are interested in building careers in data…
- 29 Apr 2020
Digital Encode Becomes NITDA Data Protection Compliance Organisation Licensee
Digital Encode, a multi-award winning and leading consulting and integration firm that specializes in the design, management, and security of business-critical networks, telecommunications…
- 13 Dec 2022
ALDAPCON Calls for Data Protection Legislation
The Association of Licensed Data Protection Organisations of Nigeria (ALDAPCON) has advocated the need for the principal data protection legislation law to be put in place as the country pursues its…
- 22 Mar 2021
Data Protection is the Nucleus of Digital Economy - DSPL Boss, Balogun
Convener of the Association of Licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations of Nigeria (ALDPCON) and CEO of Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL), Mr. Tunde Balogun has described data as the…
- 19 Jun 2023
ALDAPCON Lauds President Tinubu, says Data Protection Act will Accelerate Economic Development
Association of Licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations of Nigeria (ALDAPCON) has lauded President Bola Tinubu for signing the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law. The Nigeria Data…
- 4 Feb 2022
DSPL Commends Govt for Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Appointment of Olatunji as Pioneer CEO
Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL), one of the licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of the Nigeria…
- 13 Oct 2020
NITDA Pushes New Bill on Data Protection
National Info Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is to send a new Bill on Data Protection to the National Assembly, and if passed into law, would ensure stringent protection of personal data and…
- 2 Jun 2020
Why We Issued DPCO Licenses- NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it acted in good faith licensing law firms as Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCO’s). The Agency stated that,…
- 7 Aug 2020
Nigeria Leads Other African Countries in Data Protection – DG-NITDA
As Nigeria continue to record success in Data Protection Regulation, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), said that, the country has recorded…
- 14 Dec 2023
FG Launches 5-Year Data Protection Roadmap
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched the Nigeria Data Protection Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (NDP-SRAP 2023-2027). expected to create about 500,000 jobs and generate more than…
- 28 Jan 2022
Data Protection Bill will Safeguard Privacy of Nigerians - DataPro
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world in marking Data Privacy Day yesterday, fresh insights have been given into the proposed Data Protection Bill currently being put together by some stakeholders…
- 4 Aug 2026
Nigeria Tightens Data Privacy Compliance as FG Issues Directive to MDAs
Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to fully comply with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023, as part of efforts to strengthen…
- 24 Mar 2024
NDPC Chief, Olatunji, Spotlights Data Protection's Role in Digital Economy
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), shed light on the significance of data protection in the digital economy during the recent pre-launch…
- 27 Jan 2021
NITDA Urges National Assembly on Data Protection Bill Passage
Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Data Protection Bill into…
- 9 Oct 2020
NDPR Created 2,686 Jobs in One Year – FG
Implementation of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) by the Federal Government has generated over 2,686 jobs within one year after its launch in 2019, according to Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 15 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates 110 Companies for Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has said that it is presently investigating over 110 companies in Nigeria over allegations of data breach. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Bureau,…
- 17 Aug 2021
NITDA Slams N10m Fine on Soko for Data Privacy Invasion
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has slammed N10 million fine on Soko (Soko Loans), an online lending platform for privacy invasion. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, DG, NITDA…
- 13 Jul 2020
ATCON Calls for Adoption of NDPR for Security
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has tasked its members on the need for the adoption of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). This is as part of efforts to safeguard…
- 13 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates Banks, Others Over Alleged Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) is investigating four banks, one telecommunications firm, consulting firms and a large number of loan sharks for various alleged data breaches, according to Dr.…
- 8 Jul 2024
NDPC Boss Nominated for Global Privacy Assembly’s Giovanni Buttarelli Award 2024
Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has been nominated for the Giovanni Buttarelli Award 2024. The award through the…
- 25 Jul 2024
Stakeholders Seek Data Governance for National Development
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s data management space have stressed the need for the government, as well as businesses to deliberately harness available data for national development. Ayodele Bakare, the…
- 30 May 2024
NDPC Investigates 40 Financial Sector Operators over Data Breach
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said it is investigating 40 banks, insurance companies, stock brokers and other operators in the financial sector over customers’ data breach. Dr Vincent…
- 25 Sept 2020
NDPR to Safeguard Personal Data of Nigerians -DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the motive behind the issuance of Nigerian Data Protection…
- 19 Sept 2021
Digital Encode: Pioneering Effective Cybersecurity Response to Attacks in Nigeria
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in its global cybersecurity index (GCI) 2020 ranks Nigeria 47th among countries tackling cybercrimes headlong. The index disclosed that countries are…
- 18 May 2020
NITDA Issues Guidelines for the Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has issued Guideline for Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions in Nigeria . The Guidelines are issued as supplementary…
- 19 Apr 2021
NITDA Saves N22.45Bn Through IT Projects’ Clearance of MDAs
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it has so far saved the sum of N22.45 billion for the Federal Government through the clearance of Information Technology…
- 2 Aug 2019
NITDA signs into Law 5 regulatory instruments to improve IT service delivery
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed 5 Regulatory Instruments into law, which are aimed at moving Nigeria’s IT sector to…
- 25 Jun 2024
NIN: World Bank Disburses $4.5m for Nigeria’s ID4D Project
The World Bank said it has disbursed a total of $45.5m to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) under the Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project. According to the ‘Nigeria…
- 19 Aug 2021
Kashifu Inuwa’s Extraordinary Two Years As DG NITDA
By Mubarak Umar Two years have gone, and it was just like yesterday, President Muhammadu, GCFR, approved the appointment of Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
- 13 Jul 2026
Fintech Brands Should Communicate Right in a VUCA Economy
By John Kokome In today's business environment, success is no longer determined solely by the quality of a product or the sophistication of technology. Increasingly, it is shaped by how effectively…