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The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, has ordered a full-scale investigation in respect of allegations of unauthorized access to the personal data of enrollees in the database of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This investigation is a further regulatory measure to be taken by NDPC …

As part of measures to protect the data of students across Nigerian universities, the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), has sought the partnership of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) for capacity building for VCs and data officers in universities. Professor Yakubu Ochefu, the Secretary General of …

By Dr. Nathaniel Atansuyi The recent mandate by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requiring financial institutions to collect customers’ social media handles has sparked a debate surrounding the principles of data protection and privacy. While the CBN argues that this measure will aid in identification purposes, concerns have been …

The National Commissioner for the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Dr Vincent Olatunji has called the attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria to following the principle of data minimization when collecting bank users’ data. Olatunji kicked against the regulation of CBN mandating financial institutions to obtain social media handles, among …

The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has revealed Nigeria currently had less than 10,000 certified data protection officers, which is insufficient to handle data protection in the country. The commissioner of NDPB, Dr Vincent Olatunji, stated this during a one-day capacity building on data protection and privacy for members of …

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa has canvassed for the creation of Ministry of Digital Economy in all states of the federation to complement various efforts and initiatives of the Federal Government. The NITDA’s boss made this remark in Ibadan, Oyo State at the just …

Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) says the organisation’s data protection ecosystem is valued at more than N4 billion from 2019 to date. Olatunji said this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, the …

Following the creation of the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) recently by Mr President, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami revealed that the bureau has generated value worth over 3billion naira in two years of its existence. He started this as he launched the logo, website …

Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said,”building a vibrant Digital Agriculture sector that leverages on digital technologies and innovations has become imperative as the population of Nigeria continues to grow with large demographic of young adult”. The DG said this at the Review …