MultiChoice Nigeria Limited

Administrative fine imposed. NDPC, 6 July 2025.

Record ID

ng-ndpc-2025-0004

Jurisdiction

Nigeria

Regulator

NDPC

Type

penalty notice

Date decided

6 July 2025

Respondent type

private

Sector

media

Violations

intrusive and disproportionate processing, cross-border transfer without consent, processing of non-subscriber data, unauthorised access to sensitive data

Provisions cited

NDPA 2023

Outcome

administrative fine imposed

Penalty

NGN 766,242,500 (≈ USD 501,000 at the decision date)

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 de48d50437d1db16…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

Following an investigation launched in the second quarter of 2024 into intrusive data processing, the NDPC found MultiChoice Nigeria had unlawfully processed personal data of subscribers and of individuals who were not its customers, and transferred Nigerians' data across borders without due process. The commission described the depth of the processing as patently intrusive, unfair, unnecessary and disproportionate, and deemed the company's response to remedial directions unsatisfactory.

Orders and outcome

The commission imposed a fine of N766,242,500 on MultiChoice Nigeria, having earlier directed remedial measures under its standard enforcement procedures.

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