• Login
  • Register
Nairametrics
  • Home
  • Exclusives
    • Financial Analysis
    • Corporate Stories
    • Interviews
    • Investigations
    • Metrics
    • Economy
    • Nairalytics
  • Markets
    • Currencies
    • Cryptos
    • Commodities
    • Equities
      • Company Results
      • Dividends
      • Stock Market
    • Fixed Income
    • Market Views
    • Securities
  • Sectors
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Company News
    • Consumer Goods
    • Corporate Updates
    • Corporate deals
    • Corporate Press Releases
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Hospitality & Travel
    • Manufacturing
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Renewables & Sustainability
    • Tech News
  • Business News
    • Budget
    • Public Debt
    • Funds Management
    • Tax
  • Financial Literacy
    • Career tips
    • Personal Finance
  • Lifestyle
    • Billionaire Watch
    • Profiles
  • Opinions
    • Blurb
    • Op-Eds
    • Research Analysis
  • Recapitalization
    • Access Holdings Offer
    • Fidelity Bank Offer
    • GTCO Offer
    • Zenith Bank Offer
  • Home
  • Exclusives
    • Financial Analysis
    • Corporate Stories
    • Interviews
    • Investigations
    • Metrics
    • Economy
    • Nairalytics
  • Markets
    • Currencies
    • Cryptos
    • Commodities
    • Equities
      • Company Results
      • Dividends
      • Stock Market
    • Fixed Income
    • Market Views
    • Securities
  • Sectors
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Company News
    • Consumer Goods
    • Corporate Updates
    • Corporate deals
    • Corporate Press Releases
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Hospitality & Travel
    • Manufacturing
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Renewables & Sustainability
    • Tech News
  • Business News
    • Budget
    • Public Debt
    • Funds Management
    • Tax
  • Financial Literacy
    • Career tips
    • Personal Finance
  • Lifestyle
    • Billionaire Watch
    • Profiles
  • Opinions
    • Blurb
    • Op-Eds
    • Research Analysis
  • Recapitalization
    • Access Holdings Offer
    • Fidelity Bank Offer
    • GTCO Offer
    • Zenith Bank Offer
Nairametrics
No Result
View All Result
Home Sectors

NDPC lists companies, institutions required to register as data controllers, processors in Nigeria 

Samson Akintaro by Samson Akintaro
February 16, 2024
in Sectors, Tech News
NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji

National Commissioner NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a Guidance Notice detailing the categories of companies mandated to register with the Commission as data controllers and processors in the country.  

Relying on sections 5(d), 44, and 65 of the NDPA, the Commission said organizations that are of “particular value or significance to the economy, society or security of Nigeria” are designated by the Commission as data controllers and processors of major importance.  

According to the Guidance Notice dated 14th of February and signed by the Commission’s Head of Legal Enforcement and Regulations, Babatunde Bamigboye, Esq.: 

RelatedStories

MultiChoice

NDPC fines Multichoice Nigeria N766.2 million for violating NDP Act

July 6, 2025
Nigeria’s oil sector records –0.85% growth in Q3/2023 

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry faces rising data breach risks – New report warns 

April 23, 2025
  • “A data controller or data processor shall be deemed to have particular value or significance to the economy, society or security of Nigeria and hence designated to be of major importance if it keeps or has access to a filing system (whether analogue or digital) for the processing of personal data”.   

In addition to this, the Commission in a statement signed by Bamigboye also identified specific data processing such as those involving sensitive personal data, cloud computing, transborder data transfers, processing the personal data of over 200 data subjects, and access to the data storage platform of third parties in commercial transactions as necessary factors in considering organizations that are data controllers or processors of major importance.   

Organisations and payable fees 

To foster ease of doing business, particularly for small organizations involved in potentially high-risk data processing, the Commission said it varies the payable fees according to the level of Major Data Processing (MDP) involved. Major Data Processing (MDP) is classified into 3 levels, namely: Ultra High Level (UHL), Extra High Level (EHL) and Ordinary High Level (OHL) of Major Data Processing. The fees payable are N250,000, N100,000 and N10,000 respectively.  

NDPC said organizations in the MDP-UHL categories include but are not limited to the following:  

  • Commercial banks operating at the national or regional level, 
  • Merchant Banks 
  • Telecommunication companies 
  • Insurance companies 
  • Multinational companies 
  • Payment gateway service providers 

 

Similarly, the following organizations, among others are Organizations within MDP-EHL category:  

  • Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government, 
  • Micro finance Banks 
  • Higher Institutions 
  • Hospitals providing tertiary or secondary medical services, and 
  • Mortgage banks 

Att the MDP-EHL category are organizations such as: 

  • Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (it must be such that have access to personal data which they may share, transfer, analyze, copy, compute or store in the course of carrying out their individual businesses) 
  • Primary and Secondary Schools 
  • Primary Health Centres 
  • Agents, contractors and vendors who engage with data-subjects on behalf of other organizations. 

What the NDPC Commissioner said 

The NDPC’s National Commissioner and CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji, urged data controllers to eschew activities that may put citizens at risk especially when millions of Nigerians are sharing their personal data such as bank details, pictures, health and academic records online.  

  • “The risks are getting higher even as the opportunities are also increasing, we are reminded of the warning by those in the frontiers of the 4th Industrial Revolution that we have a price to pay for liberty. The price is eternal vigilance. It is therefore important to properly and functionally identify the persons and the data processing to which we must direct the torch of vigilance. Registration is one in a continuum of measures we are taking in this regard. It is, however, the entry point of accountability going forward,” Olatunji was quoted in the statement. 

 


Follow us for Breaking News and Market Intelligence.
Tags: NDPC
Samson Akintaro

Samson Akintaro

Samson Akintaro is a tech enthusiast and has over a decade experience covering and writing about the tech industry. He is currently the Tech Analyst at Nairametrics.

Related Posts

MultiChoice
Breaking News

NDPC fines Multichoice Nigeria N766.2 million for violating NDP Act

July 6, 2025
Nigeria’s oil sector records –0.85% growth in Q3/2023 
Energy

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry faces rising data breach risks – New report warns 

April 23, 2025
NDPC partners with Health Ministry to boost data protection in Nigeria’s healthcare sector 
Health

NDPC partners with Health Ministry to boost data protection in Nigeria’s healthcare sector 

April 18, 2025
NDPC investigates TikTok, Truecaller for alleged data breaches 
Sectors

NDPC investigates TikTok, Truecaller for alleged data breaches 

March 20, 2025
NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji
Sectors

Nigeria creates 23,000 jobs through data protection in 2024 -NDPC 

February 8, 2025
NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji
Sectors

Nigeria’s data privacy ecosystem can drive a trillion-dollar economy – NDPC 

January 29, 2025
Next Post
Naira, Dollar

Intra-day high hits a record peak of N1607 amid rising demand pressure and inflation surge

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Emple
nlng
first bank








DUNS

Recent News

  • Toyin Abraham’s Iyalode nears N300 million at Nigeria box office 
  • GTCO CEO Segun Agbaje: Banks had ample notice on forbearance loans – CBN’s action no surprise
  • Hollywood’s “Jurassic World: Rebirth” debuts N52.5 million in Nigerian cinemas

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

Toyin Abraham’s Iyalode nears N300 million at Nigeria box office 

Toyin Abraham’s Iyalode nears N300 million at Nigeria box office 

July 12, 2025
Top 5 highest paid bank CEOs of 2022 

GTCO CEO Segun Agbaje: Banks had ample notice on forbearance loans – CBN’s action no surprise

July 12, 2025
  • iOS App
  • Android App
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Markets
  • Sectors
  • Economy
  • Business News
  • Financial Literacy
  • Disclaimer
  • Ads Disclaimer
  • Copyright Infringement

© 2025 Nairametrics

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Social Media Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Exclusives
    • Financial Analysis
    • Corporate Stories
    • Interviews
    • Investigations
    • Metrics
    • Economy
    • Nairalytics
  • Markets
    • Currencies
    • Cryptos
    • Commodities
    • Equities
      • Company Results
      • Dividends
      • Stock Market
    • Fixed Income
    • Market Views
    • Securities
  • Sectors
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Company News
    • Consumer Goods
    • Corporate Updates
    • Corporate deals
    • Corporate Press Releases
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Hospitality & Travel
    • Manufacturing
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Renewables & Sustainability
    • Tech News
  • Business News
    • Budget
    • Public Debt
    • Funds Management
    • Tax
  • Financial Literacy
    • Career tips
    • Personal Finance
  • Lifestyle
    • Billionaire Watch
    • Profiles
  • Opinions
    • Blurb
    • Op-Eds
    • Research Analysis
  • Recapitalization
    • Access Holdings Offer
    • Fidelity Bank Offer
    • GTCO Offer
    • Zenith Bank Offer
  • Login
  • Sign Up

© 2025 Nairametrics