Nigeria has aligned with no fewer than 60 data protection and privacy authorities worldwide to adopt new standards.
This is aimed at curbing the misuse of artificial intelligence in generating deceptive digital content.
The initiative, coordinated by the global privacy assembly through its international enforcement cooperation working group, focuses on addressing the growing threat of AI-generated deepfakes and non-consensual imagery.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission said the joint action followed mounting global concerns over AI tools capable of producing highly realistic images and videos of identifiable individuals.
Such technologies, the commission noted, have increasingly been exploited to create defamatory and harmful materials, often targeting children and other vulnerable groups.
Babatunde Bamigboye, head of legal, enforcement and regulations at the commission said organisations deploying AI systems must implement robust safeguards, ensure transparency in their operations, and establish clear procedures for removing harmful content in compliance with data protection laws.
The commission added that Nigeria’s participation reflects broader efforts to promote responsible AI adoption.
It referenced earlier steps led by Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation and digital economy toward developing a national AI strategy.
Vincent Olatunji, national commissioner of the NDPC also stated that compliance audits under the Nigeria Data Protection Act would be used tomonitor responsible AI deployment across the country.
The commission reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding Nigerians’ privacy rights while encouraging innovation in emerging technologies.