Nigeria, May 5 -- The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has confirmed that it is in active talks with Meta and WhatsApp to resolve the problems that pushed the companies to threaten leaving Nigeria.

This update came on Monday during a data protection workshop held in Abuja and organized by the NDPC in partnership with Mastercard.

The conflict began after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) raised concerns that Meta had broken Nigeria's competition and data protection rules several times.

Following these accusations, the FCCPC warned that sanctions could follow.

In response, Meta reportedly threatened to pull its services out of Nigeria if those actions were enforced.

According to NDPC Commissio...