Nigeria: Data Protection Commission investigation into Temu over alleged violations of the Data Protection Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Feb 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Commission opened investigation into Temu over alleged violations of the Data Protection Act
On 16 February 2025, the Data Protection Commission (NDPC) opened an investigation into the data processing practices of the e-commerce platform Temu. The investigation was initiated due to allegations that the company's activities may violate the D…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority