Introduction
On 12 June 2023, the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 ("the
Act") was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
GCFR. The Act provides a legal framework for the protection of
personal information and establishes the Nigeria Data Protection
Commission for the regulation of the processing of personal
information. The objectives of the Act include:
- Safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms, and the
interests of data subjects as guaranteed under the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
- Providing for the regulation of processing of personal
data;
- Promoting data processing practices that safeguard the security
of personal data and privacy of data subjects;
