Apart from online lenders, the NDPC has also set its sights on the data controllers of some leading new-generation banks, insurance companies and some Nigerian universities as about 400 complaints have been lodged by customers over the period.
The commission also said government-owned institutions were not left out as it would not fail to prosecute heads of any government agency found guilty of data breaches.
The fresh investigations into some data controllers of the affected institutions come amid the recent signing of the Data Protection Act 2023 which places a fine of two per cent of the gross revenue of any company found guilty of data violation.
