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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 Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has officially reacted to the alleged purchase of his National Identification Number (NIN) slip for N100 on a website that has now been taken down.
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 Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said that it has earned N400 million from sanctions imposed on seven firms for breaches of citizens’ data.
NIMC said the vetting is part of measures to ensure the security of the National Identification Number (NIN) database.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) said it has increased the licence fee for data protection compliance organizations (DPCOs) to N2 million from N50,000 to ensure that only serious organizations can apply for the licence from now on.
NDPC said granting of the licence was part of the commission’s measures to implement Executive Order 003 and 005.
NDPC said the investigation has revealed that an authorized third party might have allowed expressverify.com to use its NIN verification credentials to conduct verification.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is currently investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches involving digital lenders, popularly known as loan apps.
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) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), to bolster data protection initiatives among the 40 million SMEs in the country.
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.