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- 10 Jul 2020
ATCON Urges Members to Follow Nigeria Data Protection Regulation
The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has urged members to comply with Nigeria Data Protection Regulation as stipulated by the federal government through the National Information…
- 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 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…
- 28 Dec 2019
NITDA Calls Out Lagos State Internal Revenue for Breach of Data Protection Regulation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called out Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation. NITDA, in a statement…
- 20 Feb 2018
NITDA Alerts Nigerians on the Dangers of New EU’s Data Protection Regulation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have notified Nigerian businesses, especially those that collect, store and process personal data of European Union (EU) citizens for…
- 26 May 2018
Experts Seek National Data Protection Act as EU GDPR Takes Effect
Cybersecurity experts in Nigeria have urged regulatory authorities in the ecosystem to come up with a national data protection act to prevent organizations in the country from revenue loss and…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Sept 2022
National Assembly Vows to Pass Data Protection Bill in 30 days
The National Assembly has promised to pass the Data Protection Bill within 30 days once it receives the bill from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The pledge was made by Yakubu Oseni, the…
- 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…
- 26 Jan 2022
Interswitch Supports NITDA’s National Privacy Week, Promotes Data Protection
Interswitch has announced its support for the 2022 National Privacy Week being organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), from January 24th to 28th. While focused on…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2022
FG Reinforces Data Protection Compliance in MDAs as NDPB Extends Deadline to 20th January, 2023
In a bid to foster strict adherence to government's data protection policies, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has issued a Guideline on Personal Information…
- 27 Jan 2023
FEC Approves Nigeria Data Protection Bill for Transmission to National Assembly
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting on Wednesday January 25 th , 2023 approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill. By virtue of this historic approval, the Bill will now be transmitted…
- 4 Sept 2022
NDPB to institutionalize Data Protection in Nigeria - SGF
The National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji led some staff of the Bureau on a visit to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF Boss…
- 13 May 2019
NITDA Warns Nigerians, Businesses against Breach of Data Protection Laws
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that Nigerians and businesses’ risk losing N2m or more to the government for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019.…
- 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…
- 24 Oct 2023
FG to Improve Data Protection, Citizen’s Privacy
Federal government has pledged its commitment to improve its capacity to protect the personal information, data and privacy of citizens, in line with global data regulations. This has become…
- 4 Oct 2023
NDPC, OIC UK Set to Ink MoU On Data Protection Laws
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has initiated bilateral cooperation on data privacy and protection with the Office of the Information Commissioner, United Kingdom. At its Study Visit to the…
- 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…
- 22 May 2022
NDPB Establish Joint Desk to Strengthen Data Protection
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), have established Joint Mutual Enforcement Desk (JED) to strengthen data protection and privacy in…
- 28 Nov 2024
NAICOM Signs Agreement with NDPC on Data Protection in Insurance Sector
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has signed agreement with the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) with the aim of enhancing data protection within the insurance sector. According…
- 24 Nov 2021
NITDA Set to Institutionalize Data Protection in Nigeria
In its commitment to upscale Data Protection in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of licensing and partnering with a qualified institution…
- 4 May 2026
Why 9 African Countries Are Looking to Nigeria for Data Protection Lessons
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has hosted delegates from nine African countries for a cross-regional peer exchange visit aimed at strengthening collaboration on data protection, privacy,…
- 7 Jun 2023
Olatunji, NDPB Boss says Nigeria Leads in African Data Protection
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has said that Nigeria had taken its pride of place as the leading nation in data protection across Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr.…
- 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.…