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- 26 Aug 2020
ESET urges Businesses to Implement NDPR
ESET, a leading global cybersecurity company, has urged businesses, organization- public or private operating in Nigeria, to adhere to the regulations of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and…
- 26 Jul 2020
Experts Identify Bottlenecks to Nigeria’s NDPR Implementation
Released last year, Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, NDPR, clearly stipulates requirements for data collection, processing and defines how the data should be held and the ability to be used by…
- 10 Sept 2020
NDPR will Change Nigeria’s Digital Economic Aspirations- NITDA DG
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the recently released Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) will change the digital economic aspirations of Nigeria.…
- 4 Sept 2020
ESET Warns Firms against Flouting NDPR
Companies and business organizations operating in the country have been urged to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). ESET Nigeria, which made this call, said compliance with…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 10 Jan 2022
NITDA Publishes List of NDPR Compliant Organisations for 2020-2021
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has published the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) Audit filing compliant organizations’ list. This was contained in a statement by…
- 22 Oct 2019
NITDA Okays NCC’s NDPR on Telcos
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has approved the regulation of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on telecommunications companies in line with the Nigerian Data…
- 20 May 2021
NITDA DG Charges Lagos State Ministry of Health on Adoption of NDPR
Mallam Kasihfu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged the Lagos State Ministry of Health to fully adopt the implementation of all…
- 15 Nov 2022
PalmPay Secures Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) Compliance in Data Protection
PalmPay, a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, has obtained a compliance status on obligations in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation…
- 27 Mar 2020
NITDA Assures That COVID-19 Data Collection Strategies Align with NDPR Guidelines
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that data collection strategy employed by authorities at Nigeria’s borders and its implication on the rights of data subjects…
- 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…
- 15 Jul 2020
NASD Invites Proposals on NDPR
NASD Plc, which operates the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) market, has called on registered data compliance protection officers to submit proposals. The move is to undertake an evaluation of its data…
- 13 Jan 2022
NITDA Launches Complaint Booklet for Data Protection
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Thursday launched the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) compliant visitor’s book in Abuja. The book launch is the first time an…
- 23 May 2021
FG Pledges to Engage Facebook Over WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment in ensuring that data privacy of Nigerians are protected in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, NDPR and the National Digital…
- 27 Dec 2019
NITDA Investigates Lagos Revenue Agency
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is investigating the Lagos Internal Revenue Service over an alleged breach of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR),…
- 20 Feb 2022
NITDA, Airtel to Provide Digital Literacy Through Corporate Social Responsibilities
In line with the National Data Protection Regulation, NDPR, the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, is going into partnership with AIRTEL Nigeria to provide digital literacy…
- 17 Nov 2022
FG Orders MDAs to Comply with Nigeria Data Protection Regulation
The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to comply with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). The directive was…
- 15 Mar 2021
NITDA Slams N5m Fine on ESL over Data Breach
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has placed a five million (N5m) fine on Electronic Settlement Limited (ESL) over personal data breach that occurred at the company. NITDA…
- 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…
- 28 Jan 2022
Data Privacy Day: Celebrating Citizen’s Right to Privacy And Protection in Nigeria
By Mubarak Umar 2022 marks the third year in which Nigeria will be joining the international community to celebrate the World Data Privacy Day – an international event that occurs on January 28 th of…
- 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…
- 11 Jul 2019
NITDA Pledges Commitment to Data Privacy Rights
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put Nigerians and the general public on notice about the on-going investigation of the alleged breach of data privacy rights of…
- 12 Jul 2019
NITDA Investigates Banks, Telcos for Breaching Data Privacy Rights
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is investigating some entities including banks, Fintechs, telcos and others which allegedly breached data privacy rights of Nigerians,…
- 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…
- 12 Dec 2019
NITDA to Issue Notices of Data Protection Non-Compliance to 100 Firms
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it will be issuing non-compliance notices to 100 Nigerian companies who failed for comply with certain processes of 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…
- 29 Jul 2019
NITDA Extends Time for Data Audit Report by 3 Months
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has extended time for filing of initial data audit report by data controllers and processors by three-months to enable them meet compliance…
- 10 Jul 2019
Expert Raises Alarm over Illegal Harvest, Sale of Data of Nigerians
Davies Bamigboye, an information technology expert, has raised an alarm over the ease at which data belonging to Nigerians are sold and harvested illegally. Bamigboye who is the chief…
- 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…