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ARTICLE · 07 APRIL 2024

The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, Notable Provisions At A Glance

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On the 12th of June 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, signed the "Nigeria Data Protection Act"

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On the 12th of June 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, signed the "Nigeria Data Protection Act" (NDPA), into law. The Act is Nigeria's maiden legislation on Data Protection and was heralded by the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation Implementation Framework 2020. The new act provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information, and the regulation of the processing of personal information. The Act applies to both automated and manual processing of personal data. To aid the understanding of the act, we have explained key provisions and also highlighted some changes introduced by the Act below.

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