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DATA PRIVACY

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said its enhanced device compliance framework cannot access users’ private data, including messages, photographs, contacts and financial information, amid the rollout of stricter checks on SIM-enabled devices.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has stated that the country’s data privacy ecosystem has the potential to drive Nigeria towards a trillion-dollar economy. 
Inflamed by a conflux of factors such as rapid advancements in globalized digital networks, the ever-heightening dependence on financial platforms, and the expansion of sophisticated information and communication technologies (ICTs), modern societies have become deeply entangled in a complex network of personal data exchanges.