An Appraisal Of Privacy Protection Measures Introduced By CAMA 2020

Modern day dispensation is faced with social vices which can be harmful and unfair to an individual's identity. With the growing trend in social media, it has come to realisation that there is the urgent need to protect personal information from public view and knowledge. This cannot be done by mere folding of hands. Section 37 of The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) is the grundnorm, that forms the foundation of data privacy rights and protection within Nigeria. The section guarantees the protection of citizen's homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications which is enforceable in a court of law when breached. To this end, the National Assembly passed a Bill for an Act to establish the Data Protection Commission saddled with the responsibility of protecting personal data of citizens. The Landmark innovation started with the advent of Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 which repealed CAMA 2004, made