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The Nigeria Data Protection
Commission (NDPC) has set machinery in motion to enforce data subjects rights and
promote trust in Nigeria's digital economy ecosystem.
A statement endorsed by Lead,
Legal, Enforcement and Regulations Department, NDPC, Babatunde Bamigboye Esq
explained that in its Guidance Notice entitled: GUIDANCE NOTICE ON THE FILING
OF DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE AUDIT RETURNS (CAR), the Commission advices data
controllers and processors to file compliance audit returns or risk being
excluded from the National Data Protection Adequacy Programme (NaDPAP)
Whitelist.
The data controllers and
processors comprises banks, telcos, hospitals, schools, ICT companies, data
centres among others.
It will be recalled that the National
Commissioner/CEO, NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji recently disclosed that the
Commission is carrying out free induction training for designated Data Protection
Officers in both public and private sectors so as to ensure that Nigeria can
contribute competitvely to the global digital economy.
The Commission further advices
that agents and contractors who carry out data processing on behalf of data
controllers should be trained and onboarded on the Commission’s portal.
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