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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is pleased to announce the call for papers for the inaugural edition of our International Journal of Data Protection and Privacy. This journal aims to adv...

Voice Of Nigeria Partners With NDPB To P...

Voice of Nigeria VON has partnered with the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau to harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) era as they promote Data Protection and Privacy in the country. This was...

Nigeria cashes on data dividends

There are very common clichés today which sell the narrative that every other thing that gives wealth may soon give way to data. They include, “data is king”, “data is the new oil”, and “data is the n...

Nigeria Expresses Commitment To Meet Glo...

The National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji has affirmed the commitment of government to ensuring Nigeria meets the global benchmark for privacy regulation...

NDPB Investigates Banks, Others Over All...

Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) is investigating four banks, one telecommunications firm, consulting firms and a large number of loan sharks for various alleged data breaches, according to Dr. V...

Data Privacy Day: Nigeria’s Data Protect...

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami says the market value of Nigeria’s Data Protection Sector in the country is now valued at 5.5 billion. In view of thi...

NDPB to train 50 journalists on data privacy, protection

The National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji has disclosed the plans of the Bureau to train 50 journalists on data protection by the first quarter of 2023. ...

Data Privacy: FG orders MDAs to comply with Nigeria Data Protection Regulation

The Federal Government has issued a service-wide circular dated 7th November, 2022 with Ref No. SGF/OP/l/S.3/Xll/186, directing all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to comply ...

NDPB, FCCPC sign MoU on consumer rights, data protection

Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purposes of protecting consumer r...

Minister Receives Draft National Data Protection Bill

Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has received the draft National Data Protection Bill for onward transmission to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for its approv...

Data protection bill’ll be passed before Dec –Olatunji

The National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Dr Vincent Olatunji, speaks with SAMI OLATUNJI on the factors inhibiting efficient data privacy and protection in Nigeria, among others...

NDPB Investigates Wema Bank, Bet9ja For Data Privacy Breach

Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has commenced investigations into reports of breach of data privacy involving two major data controllers in Nigeria, namely, Wema Bank PLC and KC Gaming Net...