The Foundation for Digital Justice was at the Privacy Conference (PrivCon Nigeria) 2026, held at the Civic Centre in Lagos on 1 September. We were represented by our Legal and Programs Manager, Oghenefejiro Omoru.
The conference brought together judges, lawyers, privacy practitioners, technology companies, regulators and other digital rights stakeholders to examine some of the most pressing issues shaping Nigeria’s digital space. It is a rare room: the people who write the rules, the people who must apply them, and the people who live with the consequences, all in one place and talking to each other.
The conversations spoke directly to the heart of our work – defending digital rights, challenging violations, and pressing for policies that protect the rights and freedoms of Nigerians online. Privacy and free expression are not separate files. They sit in the same statute book, are enforced by the same institutions, and fail together.
The clearest takeaway for us was the need for continuous public education, and for a holistic, rights-based approach to protecting digital rights in an increasingly interconnected world.
That first half matters more than it sounds. Most of the people we act for did not know, on the morning of their arrest, which law they were said to have broken or what it entitled them to. A right nobody has heard of is very close to a right nobody has.
We commend the organisers for creating a platform that makes real conversation and collaboration possible around the future of privacy and digital rights in Nigeria. We were particularly glad to connect with our litigation strategy advisor, Solomon Okedara, who spoke on a panel at the event.
Special thanks to the Convener, Dr Olumide Babalola, for building such an engaging and consequential platform.
