Download Federal High Court’s Judgment upholding CBN’s policy of collecting customers’ social media handles

On 15th May 2024, Hon. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Lagos held that a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation seeking financial institutions to require and get social media handles of their customers is not a violation of the right to privacy.

This according to His Lordship is part of the CBN’s Know-Your-Customer procedure which is neither unconstitutional nor undemocratic.  

Click here to download the judgment.