The federal government is investigating Philips Consulting and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation.
This is according to the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau in a statement.
The Bureau said the investigation was on the directive of its Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji and in line with Article 4 of the NDPR and followed complaints of violation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation against both organisations.
“The complaint against Philips Consulting is in connection with the activities of online lending platforms who willfully breach the privacy of citizens whilst the investigation of UBA PLC pertains to allegations of infringement on the governing principles of data protection,” the statement showed.
The Bureau further warned all data controllers and processors to refrain from all forms of data processing that were detrimental to citizens, the economy, and security of Nigeria.
