In January, 2019, National Information Technology Development
Agency ("NITDA") issued the Nigeria Data Protection
Regulation 2019 (the "Regulation").
The Regulation applies to all transactions intended for the
processing of Personal Data being conducted or intended to be
conducted and natural persons residing in Nigeria or residing
outside Nigeria who are citizens of Nigeria.
The Regulation shall not operate to deny any Nigerian or any
natural person the privacy rights he is entitled to under any law,
regulation, policy, or contract for the time being in force in
Nigeria or any foreign jurisdiction.
This article seeks to highlight some provisions of the
Regulation.
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GOVERNING PRINCIPLES OF DATA PROCESSING
