NDPA-Compliant AI for Nigerian Organisations
Nigeria’s Data Protection Act (NDPA 2023) applies to how your organisation collects, stores and processes personal data, and AI systems touch all three. We help Nigerian organisations use AI in ways that satisfy the law, their regulators and their boards.
What the NDPA means for your AI plans
In plain terms: if your AI tools handle personal data belonging to Nigerians, you are responsible for where that data goes, who can see it and how decisions made with it can be explained. Sending customer data to a foreign AI service without safeguards is exactly the kind of shortcut that creates regulatory problems later.
None of this means avoiding AI. It means designing for the rules from the start, which is cheaper and faster than retrofitting compliance after something has shipped.
How we build for compliance
Where data residency matters, under the NDPA, sector regulation or your own policy, we design for it from day one: in-region processing, client-controlled encryption keys, isolated deployments, or on-premises model hosting where nothing may leave your environment. Cross-border transfers, where permitted, use standard contractual safeguards.
Beyond residency, our governance work sets clear rules, responsibilities, checks and records, so your organisation can show its homework: to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, to sector regulators like the CBN, and to your own board. We align to international frameworks Nigerian enterprises increasingly adopt, including ISO 42001 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
Who this is for
Banks and fintechs facing CBN and NDPA obligations at once. Government bodies handling citizen data. Healthcare, insurance and telecoms businesses where personal data is the core of the work. If that sounds like you, the conversation is worth an hour.
Common questions
Can we use tools like ChatGPT under the NDPA?
Often yes, with care. It depends on what data goes in, where it is processed and what safeguards are in place. We help organisations set usage policies and choose deployment options that keep personal data protected.
Does our data have to stay in Nigeria?
Not always, but for some data and sectors residency matters, and cross-border transfers need proper safeguards. We assess this per use case and design accordingly.
Do you prepare organisations for audit?
Yes. We build the policies, records and oversight structures that auditors and regulators expect. We do not certify; we prepare you for the certifying body.
How do we start?
Write to [email protected] or use the contact form. A senior team member replies within two business days.
Talk to us
The first conversation is free, confidential and honest: our job in that call is to understand the problem well enough to tell you whether we are the right firm for it. Write to [email protected] or use the contact form.