Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- The Nigerian government, through its data protection commission, and Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have agreed on an out-of-court resolution over the $32.8 million fine imposed on the tech giant for alleged data privacy violations involving Nigerian users.

Both parties, through their lawyers, disclosed the development on Friday before the judge, James Omotosho, of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

In February, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) fined Meta $32.8 million for allegedly breaching Nigeria's Data Protection Act.

The commission said the sanction followed a petition accusing the company of using Nigerians' personal data for behavioural advertising without consent, fai...