DATA PROTECTION DIGEST

Archive · May 2026

May 2026: archive

The 3 archive entries on developments from May 2026.

NG · GUIDANCE & POLICY

NDPC signs MOUs with the procurement bureau and the Governors' Forum

The NDPC executed two memoranda of understanding on 8 May 2026: one with the Bureau of Public Procurement, one with the Nigeria Governors' Forum.

8 May 2026 · Guidance & policy
UK · GUIDANCE & POLICY

Global watch: the ICO publishes guidance on AI-generated FOI requests

The UK Information Commissioner's Office published guidance on 6 May 2026 to help public authorities handle Freedom of Information requests involving or generated by AI systems, focused on the rising volume of AI-generated requests and how existing FOI principles apply to them.

6 May 2026 · Guidance & policy
NG · GUIDANCE & POLICY

Nigeria hosts regulators from nine African countries for a cross-border enforcement exchange

The NDPC hosted a two-day peer exchange in Abuja on 4 and 5 May 2026, bringing data protection regulators from nine African countries and multilateral institutions together to discuss cross-border enforcement coordination.

4 May 2026 · Guidance & policy