Data Privacy Day is observed annually on January 28th. It is a global day aimed at raising awareness about the importance of data privacy and is also celebrated in the European Union, United States and Canada. The issuance of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation in 2019 showcased Nigeria’s commitment to Data Protection and Privacy of its citizens. To commemorate the 2021 celebration, Abimbola Adeseyoju, the Managing Director of DataPro Limited, a compliance solutions company in Nigeria, and one of the licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations speaks with Adedayo Adejobi on Nigeria’s effort to drive the Data Protection compliance regime as well as the fundamentals of Data Protection and Privacy
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Nigerian Government through the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has reminded all data controllers and processors in the country that the deadline for the filing of their annual data audit report remains 15th March, 2021.
The Director-General of NITDA, Abdullahi Inuwa, warned that non-filing of the report is a punishable offence which the agency is set to fully enforce this year.
This was contained in the DG’s opening speech at the National Privacy Week 2021 press conference and the unveiling of the week’s activities.
The press conference, according to the DG was intended to update Nigerians on where NITDA is in terms of the Data Protection Regulation implementation and its projections for 2021.
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