" Multichoice Nigeria fined over N766m for violating NDP Act" 6 July 2025

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, has imposed a fine of N766,242,500 (seven hundred and sixty-six million, two hundred and forty-two thousand, five hundred naira) on Multichoice Nigeria for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection, NDP Act.

In a statement released on Sunday and signed by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, NDPC stated that the investigation, initiated in the second quarter of 2024, was prompted by suspected breaches of privacy rights of Multichoice subscribers, as well as the unlawful cross-border transfer of Nigerians’ personal data.

According to Bamigboye, NDPC found that Multichoice had violated the data privacy rights not only of its subscribers but also of individuals associated with them, who are not necessarily subscribers themselves.