The Federal Government of Nigeria enacted the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) in furtherance of prevailing national and international instruments and protocols to protect citizens.
In February 2022, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (Bureau) was created as an enforcement mechanism of the NDPR.
Key mandates of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission include protection of consumers, and their privacy, enforcement of enactments (including NDPR) for such protection; as well as regulation of competition, including the appropriation of data; in this regard, the Commission and Bureau have established a Joint Enforcement Desk (JED).
Considering the mutuality of both agencies’ objectives and mandates, the commission and Bureau on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, established the JED as part of their collaboration.
Both agencies acknowledge digital markets strengthen economies and can promote shared prosperity when properly regulated.
The JED will address crucial issues of data protection and the rights of data subjects to ensure consumers and businesses derive the protection and benefits that are inherent in the economic expansion that technology and digital markets otherwise enhance.
