Local starter dataset — not a live NDPC result register

A public pulse on Nigeria’s privacy system.

SRAP direction beside annual-report figures, each carrying a source and review state.

SRAP plan baseline69interlinked initiatives
across five pillars
Plan scope is not completion.
Reporting window2023—2027
Annual-report figures stay review pending.

Selected year

2025 / annual-report figures

Annual-report figures — review pending.

Review pendingLocal display only
DPOs
7,000officers · review pending
DPCOs
306organisations · review pending
Investigations
146cases · review pending
Awareness
108programmes · review pending
Quick read / 2023–2025

Verified DPOs keep climbing.

Annual-report figures — review pending
Verified DPOs trend, 2023–2025. Annual-report figures — review pending.2023: 1,955 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023, Printed page 23, figures 1, 5, 6 and 7. Annual-report figures — review pending.1,95520232024: 2,888 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024, Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits. Annual-report figures — review pending.2,88820242025: 7,000 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025, Printed page 27, section 5.2 analysis of NDPC annual audits. Annual-report figures — review pending.7,0002025
Verified DPOs2026–2027: no source report recorded

Evidence-led outcomes

Four signals, one honest view.

Switch the focus metric to inspect the trend. Hover a point, or focus and tap a year chip, to keep its exact source trail attached.

01 / trend

Verified DPOs

Number of verified Data Protection Officers reported for the year.

Verified DPOs trend, 2023–202701,7503,5005,2507,0002023202420252026pending2027pending2023: 1,955 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023, Printed page 23, figures 1, 5, 6 and 7. Annual-report figure — review pending.1,9552024: 2,888 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024, Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits. Annual-report figure — review pending.2,8882025: 7,000 officers. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025, Printed page 27, section 5.2 analysis of NDPC annual audits. Annual-report figure — review pending.7,000
Annual-report figure — review pendingNo local report yet
View the accessible data table
Verified DPOs, annual-report figures retained locally for review
YearValueStatusSource
20231,955 officersAnnual-report figure — review pendingNigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023; Printed page 23, figures 1, 5, 6 and 7
20242,888 officersAnnual-report figure — review pendingNigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024; Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits
20257,000 officersAnnual-report figure — review pendingNigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025; Printed page 27, section 5.2 analysis of NDPC annual audits
2026PendingPending reportingNo source report recorded; No printed page recorded
2027PendingPending reportingNo source report recorded; No printed page recorded
02 / comparison

Compliance activity

Two related signals, two honest scales.

2025

Licensed DPCOs

organisations
Licensed DPCOs, separate scale306153020232023: 163 organisations. Nigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023, Printed page 23, figures 1, 5, 6 and 7.16320242024: 246 organisations. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024, Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits.24620252025: 306 organisations. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025, Printed page 27, section 5.2 analysis of NDPC annual audits.3062026pending2027pending

2025: 306 organisations

Investigations

cases
Investigations, separate scale213107020232023: 177 cases. Nigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023, Printed page 23, figures 1, 5, 6 and 7.17720242024: 213 cases. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024, Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits.21320252025: 146 cases. Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025, Printed page 27, section 5.2 analysis of NDPC annual audits.1462026pending2027pending

2025: 146 cases

Each lane keeps its own count scale so the comparison stays honest: licensed organisations and investigations are different measures.

View comparison data table
Licensed DPCOs and investigations, annual-report figures retained locally for review
YearLicensed DPCOsInvestigationsStatus
2023163177Annual-report figure — review pending
2024246213Annual-report figure — review pending
2025306146Annual-report figure — review pending
2026PendingPendingPending reporting
2027PendingPendingPending reporting

Plan architecture

The 69-initiative shape of SRAP.

A distribution of planned initiatives, not a completion score. The larger bars show where the roadmap concentrates its planned work.

03 / five-pillar infographic

Where the plan puts its weight

69planned
initiatives
Governance22% of plan
15
initiatives
Ecosystem and Technology6% of plan
4
initiatives
Capacity Development35% of plan
24
initiatives
Cooperation and Collaboration10% of plan
7
initiatives
Funding and Sustainability28% of plan
19
initiatives
Source trailStrategic Roadmap and Action Plan 2023–2027Printed page 3 · Figure 2
Selected point2025

Verified DPOs: 7,000 officers

This is an annual-report figure shown for review, not a published NDPC statistic.

Evidence registerOpen the source conflicts and period notes3 records
23,000jobs

Sector jobs reported for 2024

The 2024 report value is retained as a distinct source record. It is not selected as the published figure.

Report
Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2024
Printed page
Printed page 29, section 6: Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits — Data Protection Sector Job Creation
Period
2024
Review pending
20,000jobs

Sector jobs for 2024, retrospective table

The 2025 report’s retrospective-table value conflicts with the 2024 report. Both records remain visible until reviewed.

Report
Nigeria Data Protection Commission Annual Report 2025
Printed page
Printed page 27, section 5.3: Sectoral Analysis of NDPC Annual Audits — Data Protection Sector Job Creation
Period
2024, reported retrospectively in 2025
Review pending
1,674filings

Audit filings record

This calendar-year 2023 figure is retained as its own record and must not be combined with later reporting-cycle totals without a reviewed metric definition.

Report
Nigeria Data Protection Annual Report 2023
Printed page
Printed page 15, section 4.3: NDPA Compliance Audit Returns
Period
Calendar year 2023 (the report states: ‘In the year 2023’)
Review pending

Publication rule

Numbers are not promoted by proximity.

A public result needs a complete source reference, a printed page, a metric definition, and a recorded review decision. Until then, this dashboard keeps the annual-report figure visible but clearly marked as review pending.

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