We respect your right to privacy, it is very important to us, and we take the protection of your privacy and ensuring the security of your Personal Data very seriously. We are committed to the fair and transparent Processing of your Personal Data in line with the provisions of the Nigeria...
In this privacy notice “MTN”, “we”, “our” and “us” refers to MTN Nigeria Communication Plc (“MTN”) a public limited liability company, incorporated in the Federal Republic of Nigeria with registration number 395010 and its principal office at MTN Plaza, Falomo Roundabout, Awolowo Roa...
In Nigeria, the interpretation of the right to privacy has been expanded by some Courts to include the right to data protection as the latter right is not listed in the Nigerian constitution. As at the time of writing this article, the Nigerian data protection bill is currently pending before...
recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure or destruction and does not include the mere transit of data originating outside Nigeria. ...
However, many developing countries, such as Nigeria are yet to enact any procedures, despite the high level of identity theft and online fraud. Different approaches to data privacy and protection are found in different countries. These can be generally categorised as the self-regulation approach, ...
According to the DPA, the transfer of personal data from Nigeria to another country is permissible only if the recipient of the data is bound by a law, binding corporate rules, contractual clauses, codes of conduct, or certification mechanisms that ensure an adequate level of protection for the...
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privacy and data protection regulations across more than 160 jurisdictions. As we step into 2025, the global landscape of data protection and privacy law continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. With new legislation emerging in jurisdictions around the world, businesses face a growing need to ...
Entities relying on the now invalidated Privacy Shield should immediately put in place other data transfer mechanisms or frameworks. ii. Data controllers relying on SCCs and BCRs to transfer data should contact their processors to ensure that the level of protection required by EU law is respected...
Obi Ugochukwu in his reaction to the current legal frame work on data privacy legislation noted that the data protection framework in Nigeria remains largely inadequate. Inadequate data protection regimes in Africa Warner of Virginia, called the breach "deeply concerning" and repeated his calls for ...