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 ↗
Record verified: 14 March 2026

Summary

The NDPC opened a formal investigation into TikTok's data processing practices, covering online surveillance and tracking, opacity in data handling, and potential data minimisation violations under the NDPA 2023. TikTok stated it would cooperate.

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 22 July 2026).

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