Exploring The Arbitrability Of Data Privacy Disputes In Nigeria

INTRODUCTION

With the exponential increase in the use of personal data by individuals and businesses in the technology age, data protection is at the forefront of the agendas of many countries worldwide. In Nigeria, consumers and data subjects now have greater rights in relation to the use of their personal data, following the issuance of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 ("NDPR" or the "Regulation"). The Regulation contains principles and prescriptions that organisations, government, and businesses have to adhere to, to keep their data subjects' personal data accurate, safe, and secure. To this end, Regulation 17 of the Regulation grants data subjects who have suffered "material or non-material damages" as a result of a violation, the right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor and to receive compensation from them. This right to effective judicial remedy through a dispute resolution mechanism is largely synonymous