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- 21 Feb 2024
Cybervergent Achieves NDPA Compliance on AI-Driven Platform
Cybervergent is revolutionizing the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPA) compliance landscape. The company facilitates a seamless onboarding process, empowering businesses and organisations to…
- 21 Jun 2026
NDPC to Review Data Law to Address AI, Privacy Concerns
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said that it plans to seek a review of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 to address emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),…
- 15 Mar 2024
NDPC Announces Date for Launch of National Privacy and Digital Awareness Campaign
In a bid to uphold the principles outlined in the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), 2023, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), is…
- 6 Jul 2025
NDPC Slaps Multichoice with ₦766M Fine for Data Privacy Violations
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). NDPC is a public institution that processes data in…
- 12 Apr 2026
Lawyers Sue CBN over One-Time BVN Phone Number Change
Incorporated Trustees of the Data Privacy Lawyers Association (DPLA), a group of legal experts and data privacy advocates and Etisang Solomon have filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the…
- 19 Dec 2023
NDPC Issues Code of Conduct to DPCOs
Ahead of its enforcement drive in 2024 and in a bid to ensure professionalism among firms that are licensed to carry out compliance as a service, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a…
- 9 Dec 2025
How Nigerian Companies are Leading a More Responsible Digital Transformation
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Head, Zoho Nigeria Artificial intelligence is everywhere–in polished social media posts, in the recommendations that guide our viewing habits, and in the bots that handle…
- 18 May 2026
EFCC Which Handles Sensitive Data, Financial Records has No Privacy Policy on Website- FiJ
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not currently maintain a public privacy policy on www.efcc.gov.ng , its official website. Ola Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, EFCC This is despite…
- 14 Jun 2026
CSOs Raise Alarm over Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis
A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Nigerians’ personal information remains vulnerable to abuse despite existing data protection laws. In a statement titled “Protected From the…
- 15 Feb 2024
NDPC Issues Guidance Notice on Registration of Data Controllers and Processors of Major Importance
Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a Guidance Notice (NDPC/HQ/GN/VOL.02/24) to data controllers and processors of major importance in order to clarify the categories of organizations that…
- 3 Jan 2025
NDPC to Impose Heavy Fines on Defaulting Data Processors, Controllers this Year
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced plans to significantly ramp up enforcement and impose substantial fines on data controllers and processors that violate the Nigeria Data…
- 7 Jul 2026
Plateau PCC Collects Nigerians’ Data without Privacy Policy - FIJ
Plateau State Public Complaints Commission (PCC), an agency of the state established to investigate complaints of abuse of office, administrative injustice and other forms of official misconduct is…
- 16 Feb 2024
NDPC Issues Guidance Notice on Registration of Data Controllers, Processors
Nigeria Data Protection ollers and processors of major importance in order to clarify the categories of organisations that are required to register with the Commission in line with the Nigeria Data…
- 22 Dec 2025
DPLAN Threatens NDPC with Legal Action for Setting aside $32.8m Meta Fine
Data Privacy Lawyers Association of Nigeria (DPLAN), a professional body dedicated to fostering the growth and advancement of privacy and data protection, has issued a formal pre-action notice to the…
- 29 Jun 2023
NDPC to Probes Gtbank, Zenith, Fidelity, Unity Bank others Over Data Breach
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it is investigating three banks, a university and other suspects over alleged data breach, according to NAN report. A data breach is an unauthorised…
- 14 Jan 2026
Falana Wins $25,000 Damages from Meta over Fake Illness Video
Lagos High Court at TBS has awarded $25,000 in damages in favour of Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) in his $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the US-based technology company owned by Mark…
- 19 Feb 2024
NDPC asks Telcos, Others to Register as Data Controllers, Processors
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has asked banks, telecommunication firms, insurance companies, and multinational firms to register with it as data controllers and processors of major…
- 18 Feb 2025
CBN Orders Banks to Publish Details of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks and other financial institutions to publish the name of the account, the type of account, the name of the bank, and the branch where the…
- 23 Feb 2026
Retiree Slams N50m Suit against over Alleged Privacy Breach, Unauthorized Accounts
Abiodun Olokunjuwon, a retired civil servant based in Ibadan has instituted a N50 million lawsuit against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank at the Oyo State High Court, alleging that the fintech company…
- 20 Mar 2024
Group Demands Urgent Response from NIMC Over XpressVerify Privacy Breach
Paradigm Initiative has demanded immediate action from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in response to a severe privacy breach involving unauthorised access to citizens' data via…
- 12 May 2025
NDPC to Launch Regulatory AI Sandboxes for Data Protection in Nigeria
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has partnered with private sector ICT firms to explore the use of adaptive regulatory sandboxes that can support the integration of Artificial…
- 16 Jun 2026
The Case for a Holistic AI-Led Approach to Cybersecurity in the Fintech Ecosystem
As digital financial services continue to grow globally, cyber threats are becoming more advanced, more automated, and more financially damaging. In Nigeria, where digital payments are becoming a…
- 26 Jun 2026
PalmPay Strengthens Data Protection Culture with Employee Privacy Workshop and Privacy Champions Programme
PalmPay has reinforced its commitment to responsible data governance and customer information protection through a specialised two-day data protection workshop for employees and the launch of its…
- 26 Jun 2026
Tinubu Signs New NIMC Act to Strengthen Digital Identity, Data Protection
President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, replacing the 2007 law with a new legal framework aimed at strengthening Nigeria's digital identity…
- 27 Jul 2026
Court Affirms NDPC’s Powers to Register Major Data Controllers, Processors
A Federal High Court has affirmed the statutory powers of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to register Data Controllers and Data Processors of Major Importance (DCPMIs), in a judgment…
- 28 Jul 2026
NDPC Directs DCPMIs to Register with Agency or Face Legal Consequences
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has directed all Data Controllers and Data Processors of Major Importance (DCPMIs), yet to register with the commission to do so immediately. This followed a…
- 2 Aug 2026
FCT Court Awards Ex-Customers N15m against Stanbic IBTC over Data Privacy Breach
Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered Stanbic IBTC Bank Limited to pay N15 million in damages to two former customers after finding that the bank unlawfully retained and processed their…
- 17 Nov 2023
Zoho Declares 50% Growth in Nigeria, Partners StartupSouth to Empower Startup
Zoho, a global technology company, on Friday announced that it grew by 50% in Nigeria in 2022. The company, as part of its Zoho for Startups programme, has also partnered with #StartupSouth, an…
- 6 Feb 2024
Moniepoint, NDPC Advocate for Responsible Data Management
In a bid to raise awareness and ramp up sensitization for data privacy and protection as part of activities marking the National Privacy Week 2024, the definitive bank for small and medium-sized…
- 26 Mar 2024
PAFON 1.0: Experts Harp on Stricter Data Privacy Measures in Payments Ecosystem in AI Era
Mr. Festus Amede, Chairman of the Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of Nigerian Financial Institutions (CCISONFI) has identified Data Minimization Principles, User Consent and Control,…