The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has unveiled a two-year data protection initiative in partnership with Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, aimed at strengthening privacy safeguards, capacity building and regulatory compliance.
The programme, known as the Meta-Supported Initiatives for Data Protection, follows a regulatory engagement between the NDPC and Meta after an investigation into the company’s data processing practices in Nigeria.
The matter was concluded in 2025 through a court-approved settlement under which Meta agreed to support public-facing data protection initiatives aligned with Nigeria’s privacy framework.
In a statement on Monday signed by the Head of Media Unit and Certified Data Protection Officer at the NDPC, Itunu Dosekun, the commission said the initiative is designed to reinforce strategic guardrails for data subjects and will run for two years.
“As part of the settlement, Meta committed to supporting a two-year programme of public-facing data protection measures that aligns with the objectives of
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