In this exclusive interview with Nairametrics, the National Commissioner/CEO of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, explains why Nigeria has not adopted the European approach in its data protection enforcement.
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.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said it would start imposing heavy fines against businesses that are handling Nigerians’ data otherwise referred to as data controllers and data processors, starting this year.
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), revealed that more than 40 million Nigerians spend an average of six hours daily on social media.
The NDPC said the industry was able to attain this level of economic value due to the signing of the Data Protection Act into law on June 12, 2023.
The Ondo State Government is hoping to fill in the existing gaps in data protection professionals in the country by training its youths.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission is investigating an alleged compromise of the NIN database at the National Identity Management Commission.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s new directive to banks to obtain social media handles of their customers as part of enhanced Customer Due Diligence (CDD) regulations is against the law.
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has said that it is currently investigating 110 companies over allegations of data breach.
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau Nigeria needs over 500,000 data processors after identifying wide gaps
