Court Orders PoS Agents to Register with NDPC

Point of Sale (PoS) agents across Nigeria will now be required to register with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) after a Federal High Court upheld the Commission’s authority to regulate them as Data Controllers and Processors of Major Importance (DCPMIs). The ruling reinforces the NDPC’s oversight of businesses that process personal data and is expected to expand compliance requirements for thousands of PoS operators nationwide. Court Upholds NDPC’s Regulatory Powers The judgment, d