{"id":1471,"date":"2024-02-23T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketplace.travelraihan.com\/?page_id=1471"},"modified":"2024-12-13T07:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T07:15:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1471\" class=\"elementor elementor-1471\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106bd00e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"106bd00e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764c68e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"764c68e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b376a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b376a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">who we are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324dc2dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"324dc2dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c07d23e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c07d23e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1135924f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1135924f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about_us-1-898x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about_us-1-898x1024.webp 898w, https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about_us-1-263x300.webp 263w, https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about_us-1-768x876.webp 768w, https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about_us-1.webp 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a17ce9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35a17ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/base-4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/base-4-1.png 389w, https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/base-4-1-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca20370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ca20370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398e892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"398e892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/  Welcome to NDPC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e32f0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e32f0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leading Nigeria's Data Protection Journey<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dea43fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dea43fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In furtherance of numerous municipal and international instruments on the fundamental right to privacy and in recognition of the unprecedented, positive impact of Nigeria Digital Economy and Policy Strategy (NDEPS) on datafication of the nation\u2019s economy, the Federal Government of Nigeria signed into law the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDP Act) on June 12,2023. The Act established the Nigeria Data Protection Commission whose mandate, inter alia, is to oversee the implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act).<\/p><p>The Commission complements the work of statutory institutions of government in the common goal of safeguarding the privacy of natural persons. For instance, see Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN, as amended); Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); Section 8 of Child Rights Act; Part IV of Consumer Code of Practice Regulations (Nigerian Communications Commission); and Article 5.4 of Consumer Protection Regulation (Central Bank of Nigeria).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224e875 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"224e875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7f3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7f3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNotably, Article 14 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Act A\/SA.1\/01\/10 on Personal Data Protection within ECOWAS provides inter alia: Within the ECOWAS space, each Member State shall establish its own Data Protection Authority and any State that does not have shall be encouraged to establish one (Thirty-Seventh Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government). The Nigeria Data Protection Act is the legal framework that gives every Nigerian citizen and resident binding judicial precedents on data privacy according to the standard prescribed under the NDP Act.\n\nThe Commission is mandated to collaborate with stakeholders in achieving the objectives of the NDP Act, namely, to:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fe8293 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"53fe8293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Safeguard the rights of natural persons to data privacy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Promote data processing practices that safeguard the security of personal data and privacy of data subjects;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strengthen the legal foundations of the national digital economy and guarantee the participation of Nigeria in the regional and global economies through the beneficial and trusted use of personal data.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fffb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fffb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>We look forward to working with all stakeholders to achieve the Commission&#8217;s aims and objectives.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d867ca5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d867ca5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a196bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"9a196bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-9a196bc\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active \" data-tabid=\"9a196bc\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"vision-statement\" class=\"active-default eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"vision-statement-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"icon icon-eye3\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >VISION STATEMENT<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"mission-statement\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"mission-statement-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"icon icon-Target\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >MISSION STATEMENT<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"our-core-values\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"our-core-values-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"icon icon-diamond\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >OUR CORE VALUES<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                    \n                                  <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"vision-statement-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active-default\" data-title-link=\"vision-statement-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>To be a resilient world class institution for the protection of data privacy<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"mission-statement-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"mission-statement-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>We are committed towards making data privacy a cornerstone of sustainable digital economy in Nigeria<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"our-core-values-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"our-core-values-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <ul>\n \t<li>\n<p class=\"text-secondary\"><strong>Fairness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/li>\n \t<li><p><strong>Integrity<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n \t<li><p><strong>Accountability<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n \t<li>\n<p class=\"text-secondary\"><strong>Transparency<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8baae42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8baae42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f48a319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f48a319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Together, We Protect Your Data<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c34b772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c34b772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019re Ready to Safeguard Your Data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6f3812 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a6f3812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ndpc.gov.ng\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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