Market Intelligence

The modern workplace is no longer confined to the physical office. As businesses increasingly embrace digital systems, remote working arrangements and technology driven management, employers now have unprecedented visibility into the activities of their workforce. Employee attendance can be recorded through biometric systems; movements can be tracked through GPS-enabled devices; emails and internet activity can be monitored; computer screens can be captured; and sophisticated software can analyse an employee’s productivity, behaviour and patterns of work. What was once limited to a supervisor’s physical observation can now occur continuously, remotely and, in some instances, without the employee’s immediate awareness.

In a significant development, largely unprecedented in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued a Circular titled Introduction of Market Structure Requirements, Data Localisation...

Many businesses make a critical compliance mistake when launching their digital presence: copying privacy policies from other websites instead of creating accurate statements that reflect their own data processing activities. Under Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023, this seemingly harmless shortcut can expose organizations to regulatory risks, undermine transparency obligations, and deprive individuals of their fundamental rights to understand how their personal information is handled.

Day after day, an increasing number of businesses are incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and systems into their operations to process customers’ personal data, analyse information, and automate decision-making processes. The reason for this growing adoption is not difficult to appreciate, as AI tools/AI systems are capable of processing, analysing, and extracting insights from vast and complex datasets with precision, consistency, and objectivity in seconds, far beyond human capabilities if replicated within the same timeframe.

In today’s digital-first legal environment, data has become one of the most valuable and strategic assets of a law firm. Law firms routinely handle highly sensitive information, including client records, litigation documents, contracts, financial information, documentation evidencing intellectual property assets, personal data, and confidential communications.

The Nigeria Data Protection Act and the General Application and Implementation Directive provide a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of personal data in Nigeria. The Act applies its provisions to data controllers and processors domiciled, resident, or operating in Nigeria, with the principal exception being processing undertaken solely for personal or household purposes.