In a statement via his X handle, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of Nigeria , Bosun Tijani said the NIMC and National Data Protection Commission, NDPC, have commenced a probe into the matter.
recalls that Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise, had on Thursday raised the alarm over an alleged sale of National Identification Numbers, NINs, Bank Verification Numbers, BVNs, and other personal data of Nigerians on a website for as low as N100. The organization said that a popular website was found to be involved in the commercial distribution of personal and private data of Nigerians.
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