Privin Network provides private investigation services in Nigeria, connecting clients with investigators and local partners experienced in background checks, surveillance, infidelity investigations, corporate due diligence, and international cases. Privin Network and its local partner investigators are licensed to operate in Nigeria, and every case is scoped with local law in mind from the outset.
Our investigators and local partners work throughout Nigeria, including in Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna. Lagos, the country’s commercial capital and home to the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports, is a frequent setting for corporate due diligence and trade-related investigations. Kano, a trading center for centuries and home to the historic Kurmi Market, often generates business and employment disputes. Kaduna, long regarded as the industrial heartland of northern Nigeria, with textile, manufacturing, and vehicle assembly industries, draws employment and corporate cases tied to those sectors. Wherever your case is based, our investigators and local partners know the area.
Our success is based on your success, and here are some of the many professional services our local Nigeria private investigator(s) can provide:
Personal Investigations
Not everyone is always who they say they are. Whether it’s an individual or a corporation, determine who they are and why they’re there.
Background Checks
Identify and confirm pertinent information about an individual for an important decision.
Surveillance
An organization or individual may find that they need surveillance help due to suspicious behavior or due to a situation or event that may have occurred.
International Investigations
If you have a business relationship or are contemplating a new business venture in a particular country, it’s not uncommon to need the services of a private investigator to verify good information about an individual or corporation.
Locate Investigations
With our investigative skills, we can help you gain addresses and phone numbers for locating individuals.
Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics
Equipped with the right technology and a highly skilled staff of professional investigative specialists, we can assist you in identifying a suspect, the purpose of an attack, and how it occurred. Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, amended in 2024, criminalizes offenses such as unauthorized access, data interference, and unlawful interception of communications.
Infidelity and Adultery Marital Investigations
A marriage or relationship brings with it the expectations of monogamy, but many find themselves in situations where this expectation is not being met by one or both of the individuals involved.
Our trained and experienced Nigeria private investigators, staff, and management all have police and/or military background, Furthermore, they are well versed in local customs, culture, and society.
A Police Character Certificate, also called a Police Clearance Certificate, issued by the Nigeria Police Force is the standard background-check document in Nigeria. The police criminal records department takes the applicant’s fingerprints and searches its database before issuing the certificate, which is commonly requested for employment, immigration, and visa purposes (see this overview of the process). Applications are now handled online through the police’s POSSAP portal.
Nigeria’s Matrimonial Causes Act allows a statutory marriage to be dissolved on a single ground: that the marriage has broken down irretrievably (section 15). A petitioner proves this through listed facts, which include that the other spouse has committed adultery and the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with them. On custody, section 71 directs the court to treat the interests of the children as the paramount consideration, so a finding of adultery does not by itself decide who the children live with. These rules apply to statutory marriages; customary and Islamic marriages follow their own rules.
Nigeria has no license specific to private investigation. The Private Guard Companies Act, 1986 licenses guard companies, which must be wholly owned by Nigerians, and section 22 bars anyone working for a licensed guard company from using the expression “private detective” or holding themselves out as one. Investigation firms therefore typically operate under ordinary business registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission instead.
Data privacy is governed by the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, signed into law on 12 June 2023, which created the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as the regulator. Organizations that handle personal data must follow principles such as lawfulness and data security, and the Commission has begun issuing fines for breaches.
Nigeria has no statute that directly addresses recording a private conversation. Section 37 of the Constitution guarantees the privacy of citizens’ telephone conversations, and the Cybercrimes Act makes it an offense to intercept non-public transmissions of computer data by technical means without authorization. Whether a participant may secretly record their own call is not settled by a clear statute, so recordings should be used only on legal advice.
I hired Privin Network for an investigation in Lagos. They stayed discreet and professional throughout. Communication was clear, and the final report was detailed and accurate.
In Kano I engaged Privin Network for a background check. Their team respected my privacy, worked efficiently, and delivered findings on time. The results were well organised and easy to act on.
Privin Network assisted me with a sensitive matter in Kaduna. They communicated regularly, protected my information, and provided a clear report.
Privin Network provides personal and business investigations in Nigeria, covering surveillance, background checks, locate services, and digital forensics.
Yes, Privin’s investigators perform discreet surveillance to gather evidence and monitor activity for personal or corporate cases.
Yes, Privin offers detailed background checks including criminal history, employment, residential, and social media information.
Yes, Privin’s team offers cybercrime investigations and digital forensics to uncover electronic evidence and support legal matters.
No. Nigeria has no license specific to private investigation. The Private Guard Companies Act, 1986 licenses uniformed guard companies and bars their staff from calling themselves private detectives, so investigation firms typically operate under ordinary business registration.
Yes. The Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 sets out how personal data must be collected, used, and secured, and our investigators and local partners follow these requirements.
Nigeria has no statute that directly settles this. The Constitution protects the privacy of telephone conversations and the Cybercrimes Act penalizes unauthorized interception, so we advise clients to take legal advice before relying on any covert recording.
Adultery is one of the facts that can support a divorce petition under the Matrimonial Causes Act if the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the other spouse. Custody is decided separately, with the children’s interests treated as the paramount consideration.
The Nigeria Police Force issues a Police Character Certificate, also called a Police Clearance Certificate, after taking the applicant’s fingerprints and searching its criminal records database.
Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, amended in 2024, covers offenses such as unauthorized access, data interference, and unlawful interception, and our digital forensic work is designed to operate within it.
The private investigators, staff, and management at our Nigeria office are highly skilled, with extensive police and military experience. Additionally, they have a strong understanding of the local culture and society.
