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A data protection compliance organisation (DPCO), DataPro, has announced a series of activities to mark this year’s Privacy Week.

This year’s theme is: Privacy in the Age of Emerging Technologies: Trust, Ethics, and Innovation.

A statement by the company’s Head of Emerging Services, Ademikun Adeseyoju, said the event, which started on Wednesday with a campaign launch, is expected to end on Wednesday, February 4.

A webinar training session was held yesterday, which focused on compliance for this year. Its attendees learnt about the new mandatory bi-annual in-house audits and Data Protection Officer Certification requirements.

On Monday, he said, there would be ‘Leak’ Quiz: An interactive quiz designed to test organisational response to identity-driven cyber campaigns.

On Tuesday, there will be a social media session answering complex privacy questions via concise 30-second videos.

On Wednesday, there will be a video competition finale: a social media showcase, where winners will be selected for their insights on building trust, maintaining ethics in AI, and fostering innovation under the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPA).

 Adeseyoju recalled that last year marked the nation’s transition from the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) to the full statutory power of the Nigerian Data Protection Act (NDPA) and the General Application and Implementation Directive(GAID) 2025.

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He said the shift signalled a move from guidelines-based compliance with a mandatory, enforcement-driven regime.

The firm predicted that 2026 would be defined by the board and executive ownership, adding that “Privacy will no longer be an IT-only concern but a standing governance issue requiring regular risk reports and dedicated budgets.

“We also anticipate a surge in individual claims and constitutional privacy actions, meaning organisations must remain ‘litigation ready’ by preserving processing records and strengthening internal controls,” the statement said.

Also, DataPro said it anticipated increased sector-specific enforcement, with the NDPC focusing on high-risk industries such as Fintech and Healthcare.

As a licensed DPCO, DataPro Limited expressed its readiness to help organisations achieve and sustain their compliance objectives for 2026.

“With over 30 years of regulatory and compliance experience, partnering with DataPro ensures access to deep expertise, practical implementation support, and a collaborative approach to meeting your NDPA compliance goals,” the company said.

Nigeria’s technology-driven Credit Rating Agency (CRA), DataPro, is organizing media training for journalists covering the business, financial, and capital market sectors.

According to a statement by the Clients Services Manager, DataPro, Kenny Rasheed, the annual virtual training will be held on Thursday, March 27th 2025.

Rasheed said the training programme was conceived by the company in 2021 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in order to increase the investing public awareness about the value propositions of the Credit Rating Industry.

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Participants from both the print and electronic media are expected to attend the virtual programme.

The Chief Rating Officer (CRO) of DataPro, Prince Oladele Adeoye, also in the statement said ‘Understanding Qualitative Factors in Rating Considerations’ would be the theme of the programme.

“This is to educate media practitioners covering the Business Desk with the knowledge, skill set and aptitude to correctly report the regulatory landscape, industry trends, economic ecosystem, market conditions, environment, social, political, corporate governance and risk management components associated with the qualitative part of the Credit Rating Report,” Adeoye said.

DataPro also organizes the International Credit Rating Webinar annually every October in continuation of its socialization efforts at promoting the rating industry.

As the federal government moves to upturn a judgement by a court in Paris, France, authorising a Chinese firm, Zhongfu International Investment FXE, to seize Nigeria’s presidential jets undergoing routine maintenance in France, the Managing Director of DataPro Limited, Mr. Abimbola Adeseyoju, has advised the Nigerian government at all levels to mandate its agents not to invest in companies without a credit rating report.

Adeseyoju, speaking with reporters said that although a statement by a former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, had provided clarity over the business deal that went awry, he, however, said that a credit rating report would have exposed the shenanigans of the Chinese company at the centre of the controversy.

Amosun had admitted that he was deceived into handing over a free trade facility in Ogun State to an investment group from China.

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In his reaction, the DataPro boss said, “A credit rating report would have established the true position of the company currently causing Nigeria such a big international embarrassment. This is one of the duties of credit rating agencies.”

Calling on the government at all levels to mandate its agencies to demand credit rating reports before committing government funds to any investment, Adeseyoju said the government at all levels should borrow a leaf from the Pension custodians, who were forbidden from investing pension funds in any entity that is not investment graded.

According to him, the sharp reduction in bank failures these days could be attributed to the culture of reliance on credit ratings by banks.

He added that even the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) would not commit any funds for the host communities to any investment without credit rating reports.