The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has urged the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau to investigate banks and data-processing firms on data privacy and protection compliance.
The minister says Banks have been sanctioned, Operators in the sector have been sanctioned and many more operators are being investigated.
Pantami also asked Nigerians to report any data breach to the NDPB so that a proper investigation can be done.
He also noted that the bureau has a portal to receive any complaints about a data privacy breach.