NIMC, NIPOST Integrate Identity Database With Digital Postcodes

Identity Registry Hits Record One Hundred Thirty Million -NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission has registered over 136 million citizens and legal residents in its database as a sweeping infrastructure overhaul begins. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the director-general, confirmed the milestone following high-level consultations with the budget ministry. This legislative and technical shift aims to centralise the civic records of Africa’s most populous nation under a…

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LinkedIn Faces EU Complaint Over User Data Access

A prominent European data privacy group has filed a formal complaint against LinkedIn with Austrian regulators, accusing the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform of selling user data while simultaneously blocking users from accessing their own information without charge. Vienna-based Noyb — an abbreviation for “None of Your Business” — lodged the complaint with the Austrian Data…

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NDPC Probes 1,369 Firms Over Violations

NDPC Shuts Network Following 1,500 Cyberattack Attempts

Nigeria’s data regulator recently folded its own digital shutters to survive a wave of aggression. The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) endured 1,500 hacking attempts in a short window, forcing a temporary network shutdown. Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, confirmed the breach attempts during a training session in Lagos. This blackout was a defensive…

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