NDPC, ICPC inaugurate anti-corruption unit to strengthen transparency in data regulation
Abdullateef Fowewe
Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has inaugurated and inducted members of its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at its Abuja headquarters, in a move aimed at embedding integrity and accountability into the country’s data privacy regulatory framework.
The ceremony, held in partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), marks the formal establishment of an internal mechanism to deter corruption within the NDPC’s operations.
NDPC National Commissioner/CEO Dr Vincent Olatunji, in his opening remarks, stressed that “public service is a position of trust” and that public servants must uphold “honesty, accountability and transparency in the discharge of their official responsibilities.”
Dr Olatunji said the NDPC already has preventive measures in place to curb corrupt practices and expressed the Commission’s readiness to deepen collaboration with the ICPC to “prevent and discourage corrupt practices.”
He pledged the NDPC’s full support to the newly inducted ACTU members and reiterated the importance of accountability in public duties.
In his remarks, ICPC Chairman Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, represented by Olusegun Adigun, Director of the Systems Study and Review Department, commended NDPC management for its “commitment to accountability and transparency in carrying out its regulatory mandate.”
He described the ACTU as a “complementary structure for preventing corrupt practices in government offices” and called on NDPC leadership to back the inducted members as they begin their work.
Both agencies agreed to collaborate and support each other in fulfilling their respective mandates, signaling a coordinated push to align data protection governance with Nigeria’s broader anti-corruption agenda.
