FG, Lagos seek stronger partnership on data protection

By Juliet Umeh
The Federal Government and Lagos State have called for stronger collaboration among regulators, businesses and other stakeholders to safeguard personal information and build public trust in the digital economy.

The call was made at the ongoing Data Protection Africa Summit in Lagos, organised by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).

The NDPC National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said collaboration was essential given Nigeria’s population, the scale of business activities and the growing volume of personal data being processed.

“It would be absolutely impossible for us to be able to do that without the support of our partners,” he said.

Olatu...