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Nigeria fines MultiChoice ₦766m for violations of data protection

The fine followed an investigation that began in the second quarter of 2024 after concerns were raised about the company’s handling of customer information.

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12 months ago

July 7, 2025

OhiBaba

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he Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed a fine of N766,242,500 on MultiChoice Nigeria, citing violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act), including alleged breaches of subscriber privacy and illegal cross-border transfer of personal data.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulations at the Commission.

The fine followed an investigation that began in the second quarter of 2024 after concerns were raised about the company’s handling of customer information.

According to the Commission, the probe revealed that MultiChoice processed personal data of not only its subscribers but also their associates without due consent or lawful justification.

The Commission also found that MultiChoice carries out illegal cross-border transfer of personal data relating to data subjects in Nigeria,” the statement read.

“The depth of data processing by MultiChoice is patently intrusive, unfair, unnecessary, and disproportionate.”

The NDPC described the data practices as a violation of Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees the right to privacy, as well as a contravention of data sovereignty obligations under national and international law.

The Commission noted that it had previously issued standard remediation directives to the company, but found MultiChoice’s response inadequate.

“For want of cooperation, the Commission has directed MultiChoice to pay N766,242,500 for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Act,” the statement added.

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BUA Group Denies Reports of Bid to Acquire Stake in Kano Pillars Football Club

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50 minutes ago

June 30, 2026

Charles Flames

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BUA Group has firmly dismissed online reports claiming that the conglomerate and its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, submitted a bid to acquire a 70% stake in Kano Pillars Football Club.

In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the company described the publication as inaccurate and misleading.

PRESS STATEMENT

Re: False Claims of Bid to Acquire Stake in Kano Pillars Football Club

Our attention has been drawn to an online publication suggesting that BUA Group and its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, have submitted a bid to acquire a 70% stake in Kano Pillars Football Club.

We would like to clarify that this report is inaccurate and does not reflect any position, action, or communication from BUA Group or Abdul Samad Rabiu. No such bid has been made, and there has been no engagement with any party on this matter.

We kindly request that this report be disregarded, and we encourage the public and members of the press to rely only on official statements issued through BUA Group’s verified channels for accurate information regarding our activities.

We appreciate the continued interest in BUA Group and thank the public for their understanding.

BUA Group reiterated its commitment to transparency and urged stakeholders to verify information through its official communication channels.

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Nigeria’s oil minister orders marketers to reduce fuel price

“While we believe that market forces will eventually restore equilibrium, the regulator also has a statutory responsibility to ensure that deregulation does not become an avenue for profiteering. This must be done in line with the extant provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,”said Lokpobiri.

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5 hours ago

June 30, 2026

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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, at the NMDPRA General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum, directed petroleum marketers to reduce fuel price .

At the two-day forum themed: “Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certainty and Investment Confidence in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector, Lokpobiri noted that refiners and marketers have continued to sell petrol at elevated pump prices despite the significant decline in crude oil prices from a peak of $120 per barrel to about $72 per barrel last week.

He said: “Following de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States, we expected to see a commensurate downward adjustment in the prices of PMS and other petroleum products.However, that has not yet happened.”