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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2020

NITDA Issues Guideline For Management Of Personal Data By Public Institutions In Nigeria

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On 18th May, 2020 the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued Guidelines for the Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions in Nigeria, 2020 ("the Guidelines"). The Guidelines govern the roles and ...

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On 18th May, 2020 the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued Guidelines for the Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions in Nigeria, 2020 ("the Guidelines"). The Guidelines govern the roles and responsibility of public officers and public institutions with regards to the processing and management of personal data in compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019 (NDPR).

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NITDA issued the NDPR on 25th January, 2019, as a framework for the protection and regulation of the collection, processing and management of personal data of individuals who are Nigerian citizens and persons resident in Nigeria while the Guidelines were issued pursuant to Section 6 (a & c) of the National Information Technology Development Agency Act 2007 (NITDA Act) and the NDPR, 2019.

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