The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has aligned with sixty (60) Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the globe in endorsing the Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy. The Joint Statement, coordinated by the International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG) of the Global Privacy Assembly, reflects mounting […]
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The week‑long celebration of National Privacy Week 2026 concluded in Abuja with a grand finale dinner and awards ceremony hosted by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). The event brought together government officials, industry leaders, civil society advocates, and privacy stakeholders to recognise outstanding contributions to data protection and […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) have strengthened their partnership to enhance data protection advocacy and awareness across Nigeria’s growing digital economy. The collaboration was highlighted during a strategic courtesy visit by NCS President, Professor Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu, to the NDPC […]
The international e-commerce platform; Temu, said it is dedicated to protecting users’ personal information and will cooperate with authorities to resolve issues regarding its data handling methods in response to an ongoing investigation by Nigeria’s Data Protection agency. This comes after the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) announced that it […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has initiated an investigation into the operations of international e-commerce platform Temu over suspected breaches of Nigeria’s Data Protection Act. The directive was issued by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Vincent Olatunji, following mounting concerns about the company’s data processing practices […]
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is recording notable progress in shaping Nigeria’s data protection ecosystem, with capacity building emerging as a central pillar of its impact just two years after its establishment. This momentum was underscored at a recent media capacity-building engagement held at the Marriott Hotel […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has marked Global Privacy Day 2026 with a press conference that also officially kicked off the 2026 National Privacy Week, themed “Privacy in the Age of Emerging Technologies: Trust, Ethics, and Innovation.” The event convened key players from government and Nigeria’s digital […]
At the opening of the 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference in Abuja, the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr. Vincent Olatunji, delivered a compelling call for unity and collaboration across Nigeria’s digital ecosystem. Representing all heads of parastatals under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital […]
The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in partnership with Meta, has launched the Yoruba translation of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, bringing digital rights closer to millions of Nigerians across linguistic and cultural lines. The launch, held at the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat, Lagos, was a convergence […]
Digital Africa Global Consult (DAGC) has partnered with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to launch the Nigeria Data Challenge — a groundbreaking educational competition that will teach secondary school students the importance of data privacy and digital responsibility. The partnership was sealed with the signing of a Memorandum of […]