ABUJA, ⁠Feb 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria's data watchdog has opened ⁠a probe into Chinese-owned e-commerce giant Temu ‌for suspected data-law violations, the regulator said on Tuesday, a move that could usher in legal penalties in ​one of Africa's biggest markets. The ⁠Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) ⁠said concerns over Temu's data-processing practices - including online ⁠surveillance, ‌opaque handling, cross-border transfers and possible breaches of data-minimisation rules, triggered the ⁠investigation. NDPC chief Vincent Olatunji ordered the ⁠probe and ​warned that processors could be held liable for any non-compliance. Last year, ​the agency fined Multichoice Nigeria, Africa's largest pay-TV operator, 766 million naira ($565,990) for breaching data-protection rules. Temu ⁠handles the personal data of about 12.7 million Nigerians and around 70 million daily users globally, the NDPC said in a statement.

Source: The Star February 17, 2026 23:05 UTC