Ahead of its enforcement drive in 2024 and in a bid to ensure professionalism among firms that are licensed to carry out compliance as a service, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a Code of Conduct for DPCOs in Nigeria. Whilst addressing the meeting of the Commission with the DPCOs, the National Commissioner, Dr….
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) team, led by the National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji, conducted an advocacy visit to the Honourable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, at his office in Abuja to raise awareness about Data Protection on October 27, 2023. Dr Olatunji emphasized the increasing digitization of the world and its impact on…
The General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) was officially launched on Monday, September 4, 2023, by Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission. The Commission is taking a number of crucial regulatory steps, including the NDP Act GAID, to guarantee a smooth compliance process with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023….
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has urged all banks, telecom operators, educational institutions, government parastatals, and other organizations that collect and process data in Nigeria to register with the Commission between now and December, 2023 for data protection compliance monitoring. The National Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji stated this at a sensitisation…