• Takeaways The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in partnership with Meta, are launching a six-week nationwide privacy education campaign to raise awareness of privacy programs and controls. • The campaign will run on Facebook and Instagram in English and local languages, reaching millions of Nigerians with creative educational content. • Nigerians will be encouraged to explore privacy tools like Privacy Checkup, end-to-end encryption, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Login Alerts. • The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in partnership with Meta, is launching a nationwide privacy education campaign to raise awareness of Meta’s privacy programs and controls in Nigeria. • Running for six weeks, the campaign will feature creative educational content in English and local languages on Facebook and Instagram, reaching millions of Nigerians and  aims to ensure that everyone has the tools to protect their privacy, keep their personal information secure, and make choices that work best for them. • Nigerians will be encouraged to explore Facebook’s privacy controls which include Privacy Checkup, end-to-end encryption, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Login Alerts to better protect their personal information and strengthen account security through this campaign.

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  • Meta and Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have launched a six‑week nationwide privacy education campaign aimed at raising awareness of Meta’s privacy tools among Nigerians. The partnership will distribute creative content in English and local languages on Facebook and Instagram, targeting millions of users. The campaign highlights features such as Privacy Checkup, end‑to‑end encryption, two‑factor authentication, and login alerts, encouraging users to explore and use these controls. Meta’s head of public policy for Anglophone West Africa emphasized the initiative as a step toward empowering users to manage their data, while NDPC officials noted the effort as a milestone in protecting citizens’ privacy rights under the NDP Act.

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