Everything our NDPC licence covers, under one roof.
Avant Tech Nigeria is licensed by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as a Data Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO) under Section 33 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act — authorised to audit, train, consult on and certify data protection compliance for organisations and for the individual Data Protection Officers they appoint. Most providers in this market cover one of those functions. We run all of them from the same team, so your compliance programme doesn't fragment across an auditor, a training vendor and a consultant who don't talk to each other.
Data protection compliance audits
Data Controllers and Processors of Major Importance (DCPMI) must undergo an annual data protection compliance audit and file a Compliance Audit Return (CAR) with the NDPC — only a licensed DPCO can conduct that audit. We run the audit against what the NDPC actually checks: your record of processing activities, lawful basis and consent handling, retention and disposal practices, breach detection and notification procedures, vendor and processor agreements, and your DPO function's independence and resourcing. You get a gap report you can act on and, where your compliance posture supports it, the audit evidence and filing support your CAR submission needs.
Outsourced and virtual DPO services
Not every organisation needs — or can justify — a full-time, in-house Data Protection Officer. As a licensed DPCO, we can serve as your organisation's outsourced or virtual DPO: handling the day-to-day compliance function, data subject requests, breach escalation and NDPC liaison with the independence a regulator expects from the role. This is different from training the DPO you've already appointed — that's covered by our DPO training. An outsourced DPO is for organisations that need the function performed, not just the person trained, or that want experienced coverage while they build internal capability.
Data protection consulting
Compliance work that happens before or between audits — designing the programme, not just checking it:
- ✓Records of processing activities (ROPA) built to reflect what the organisation actually does with data, not a template exercise
- ✓Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) for new products, systems or processing activities
- ✓Privacy policies, internal procedures and data-handling guidelines
- ✓Vendor and data processing agreements with the terms an audit will look for
- ✓Breach response planning: detection, escalation and NDPC notification procedures
- ✓NDPC registration support for Data Controllers and Processors, including DCPMI classification and registration filing
Training and certification
Staff awareness and DPO capability building sit alongside the audit, consulting and outsourced-DPO work rather than apart from it — see NDPA training and data privacy protection and regulatory compliance training, both delivered under the same DPCO authority.
Why a licensed DPCO is different from a generic consultancy
Anyone can advise on the Nigeria Data Protection Act. Only an NDPC-licensed DPCO can conduct the statutory compliance audit, and can certify compliance with the standing that comes from being the body a regulator itself recognises. See why a DPCO licence matters when choosing a provider and what an NDPC audit actually checks.
Common Questions
Is Avant Tech Nigeria licensed to conduct our statutory NDPC compliance audit?
Yes. As an NDPC-licensed DPCO, we conduct data protection compliance audits and can support the Compliance Audit Return filing that Data Controllers and Processors of Major Importance must submit.
Can Avant Tech Nigeria act as our outsourced or virtual Data Protection Officer?
Yes. We can serve as your organisation's outsourced DPO on a retainer basis, handling the day-to-day compliance function, or provide interim coverage while you build internal capability.
Do you help with NDPC registration, not just ongoing compliance?
Yes. We support Data Controller and Processor registration with the NDPC, including determining DCPMI classification and preparing the registration filing.
What's the difference between your training and your consulting or audit services?
Training builds capability in your staff and the DPO you appoint. Consulting designs the compliance programme itself — policies, ROPA, DPIA, vendor agreements. The audit independently checks whether that programme actually works. Most organisations need more than one of these; we can scope any combination.
Can you help us prepare for an NDPC audit before we're actually audited?
Yes — see our NDPC compliance audit guide for what to prepare, or talk to us directly about a readiness assessment ahead of your filing deadline.
Best fit for
Banks, fintechs, insurers and other organisations classified as Data Controllers or Processors of Major Importance; organisations that need an outsourced DPO rather than a full-time hire; and businesses that want their audit, consulting and training handled by one NDPC-licensed provider instead of three disconnected vendors.
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Tell us your organisation's size, current compliance posture and what you need — an audit, an outsourced DPO, consulting on a specific gap, or a combination. We'll scope the right engagement under our DPCO licence.
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