Nigeria
NGA
NDPC opens investigation into alleged Remita and Sterling Bank data breaches
Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) announced on 1 April 2026 that it served a Notice of Investigation into alleged data breaches involving Remita Payment Services, Sterling Bank, and others. The probe is ongoing; no confirmed breach details or operational disruptions have been disclosed.
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Estimated severity
7 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
01/04/2026
Targeted Company
REMITA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Nigeria
Affected countries
Nigeria
Impacted regions
Africa · Nigeria
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
No information
Affected sectors
Finance & InsuranceTechnology & IT Services
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
punchng.comhttps://punchng.com/ndpc-probes-remita-sterling-bank-over-data-breachguardian.nghttps://guardian.ng/news/ndpc-investigates-bank-payment-platform-for-alleged-data-breachvanguardngr.comhttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/04/ndpc-probes-remita-sterling-bank-over-alleged-data-breachdigitalpolicyalert.orghttps://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/38989-nigeria-data-protection-commission-opened-an-investigation-into-remita-payment-services-sterling-bank-and-other-entities-over-alleged-data-breach