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ARTICLE · 20 JULY 2018

Nigeria Has A Data Protection Regime

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Friday, May 25, 2018 is not just any other date on the calendar of EU corporates. It is the date when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect.

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Ngozi Aderibigbe
Ngozi Aderibigbe

Friday, May 25, 2018 is not just any other date on the calendar of EU corporates. It is the date when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect.

Friday, May 25, 2018 is not just any other date on the calendar of EU corporates. It is the date when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect. Much like the Millennium Bug (Y2K bug) saw the world counting down with anxiety to the first moments of the year 2000, organisations in the EU are consumed with activities to ensure compliance with the GDPR before the D-day. Compliance with the GDPR comes at a cost. Non-compliance will cost even more. EU organisations are therefore revising, upgrading, and rechecking their processes to ensure compliance with the stringent provisions of the GDPR.

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