The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced plans to significantly ramp up enforcement and impose substantial fines on data controllers and processors who violate the 2023 Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA).
Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/CEO, NDPC, disclosed this in a video outlining the Commission’s 2025 agenda shared on its social media platforms. Olatunji stated, “For data controllers and processors, there is going to be massive enforcement. We have never really issued any fine, but going forward, you’ll hear us giving heavy penalties.”
He assured Nigerians that their data rights, as the NDPA guarantees, will be fully protected, and defaulting data controllers and processors will face strict consequences.
Olatunji also disclosed that the NDPC will advance to the second phase of its Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (NDP-SRAP 2023-2027) in 2025. This phase will create job opportunities within Nigeria’s data protection and privacy ecosystem, particularly for young people.
“There are a lot of data controllers and processors that are looking for people to work with them. Now those that we have trained in 2024, those we have certified, we are going to do more this year to actually launch them to the job market where they can really work with data controllers and processors,” he said.
Additionally, he said the NDPC will continue nationwide efforts to promote data protection awareness.
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