TikTok Inc.

Investigation opened. NDPC, 20 March 2025.

Record ID: ng-ndpc-2025-0002
Jurisdiction: Nigeria
Regulator: NDPC
Type: investigation
Date decided: 20 March 2025
Respondent type: private
Sector: technology
Violations: suspected unlawful processing, suspected consent failure, suspected data minimisation breaches
Provisions cited: NDPA 2023
Outcome: investigation opened
Status: ongoing
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 bc108ac8f2f9a770…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The NDPC's National Commissioner confirmed at a press conference in Abuja that the Commission was investigating TikTok over data privacy, as part of enforcement extending to multinationals operating in Nigeria. The Commissioner noted the Commission prefers a collaborative approach and is open to working with companies that undertake remediation and correct identified lapses.

Orders and outcome

Investigation opened; no orders yet.

BIG-TECH · INVESTIGATION · DATA-MINIMISATION

Cite this decision

NDPC (Nigeria), TikTok Inc., investigation of 20 March 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/nigeria/ndpc/2025/tiktok-investigation/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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