The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to drive data privacy and protection compliance in the small and medium business ecosystem in the country. This will also raise awareness and drive sensitization on the …
Read More »Five Feats NDPC Achieved in One Year
On 4th of February, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC held its second anniversary dinner and awards, celebrating significant milestones and incredible feats the commission was able to achieve in the ICT industry. The Commission was established on February 4, 2022, with the mandate to ensure data privacy and protection …
Read More »NDPC Steps Up Data Protection Accountability, Issues Guidance Notice
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has set machinery in motion to enforce data subjects rights and promote trust in Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem. In its Guidance Notice titled: GUIDANCE NOTICE ON THE FILING OF DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE AUDIT RETURNS (CAR), the Commission advices data controllers and processors to file compliance …
Read More »Nigeria Earns Accreditation into Global Privacy Assembly
In recognition of her landmark achievements in the advancement of data privacy and protection, Nigeria has been admitted as a member of Global Privacy Assembly (GPA). The Nigeria Data Protection Bill assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a major consideration in accrediting Nigeria as a member of the …
Read More »NDPB National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, Becomes Forbes Technology Council 2023 Member
Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, NDPB has been appointed into Forbes Technology Council for 2023. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and Technology Executives. Scott Gerber, Forbes Councils’ founder said they are really excited to welcome Dr. Olatunji to the Forbes Technology Council. He …
Read More »“Off the shelf” foreign software, a bane to Nigerian software technology – NITDA
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Isa Ibrahim Pantami has identified the “off-the-shelf software” from foreign developers as the bane for software development and technology in Nigeria. The Director General who was represented by the NITDA’s Director of e-Governance and Regulatory, Vincent Olatunji at the stakeholders’ engagement …
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