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ARTICLE · 11 NOVEMBER 2025

Nigeria Data Transfers Guidance Note. September 24, 2025

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In June 2023, the NDPA was passed into law. It should be noted that the combined reading of Sections 63 and 64 of the NDPA connotes that the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (the NDPR)...

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Rotimi Akapo
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1. Governing Texts

1.1. Legislation

The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (the NDPA).

In June 2023, the NDPA was passed into law. It should be noted that the combined reading of Sections 63 and 64 of the NDPA connotes that the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (the NDPR) and the NDPA shall co-exist unless there is conflict, in which case the provisions of the NDPA shall prevail.

Further to the provisions of Section 64(1) and 64(2) of the NDPA provide for a change in name from Bureau to Commission, and as such the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC or the Commission) inherited the officers, employees, members of staff, agreements, records, equipment, properties, legal claims and actions, as well as regulations and certifications of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) that relates to data protection. Hence, the regulator for data privacy and protection in Nigeria

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