CSOs Raise Alarm over Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis

A coalition of civil society organisations has issued a warning regarding the vulnerability of Nigerians' personal information to misuse, despite the presence of data protection laws. In their statement, titled “Protected From the State, Not By It: Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis Is a Crisis of Implementation,” the group highlighted that while Nigeria has established one of Africa's largest digital identity databases, the implementation of effective data protection measures remains inadequate. They emphasized the need for stronger enforcement of existing laws to safeguard citizens' data from potential abuse.

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