The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) said that it has identified a wide gap in the country’s data protection needs.

According to the Bureau, Nigeria needs over 500,000 data processors and controllers but currently has about 10,000.

The National Commissioner of the NDPB, Dr Vincent Olatunji, who disclosed during a capacity-building workshop for data protection officers in the public sector, said the 490,000 jobs gaps have to be filled urgently.