Updates On The Recent Activities And Other Developments In The Privacy Sector

Nigeria's data protection landscape has fundamentally shifted with the enactment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and the General Application and Implementation Directive 2025. This article examines the legal architecture governing cross-border data transfers, identifies critical compliance obligations for international technology transactions, and demonstrates how well-structured data compliance can serve as a competitive advantage in one of Africa's most dynamic digital markets.

The legal landscape in Nigeria pertaining to data privacy and protection is dynamic and ever-changing, influenced by a blend of sector specific regulations, recent laws, and constitutional provisions.

Nigeria's data privacy landscape is anchored by the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (the "NDPA"), administered by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (the "NDPC").

On 20 March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC") released the General Application and Implementation Directive 2025 ("GAID").

In an increasingly digitized and globalized economy, the transfer of personal data across national borders has become an operational necessity for businesses. Nigerian companies and businesses...

The issuance of the General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) 2025 by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is a significant milestone in the operationalisation of the Nigeria Data Protection Act...

Nigeria’s technology sector has expanded rapidly over the past decade. If you run a fintech platform, e-commerce company, AI startup, or digital service in Nigeria...

Pursuant to Section 6(c) and 61-62 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is empowered to create an implementation framework...

Nigeria's Internet Code of Practice 2026 introduces a 48-hour breach notification requirement for Internet Access Service Providers, creating a shorter timeline than the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and raising questions about overlapping regulatory obligations. This development reflects a broader global trend toward sector-specific cyber resilience requirements that demand earlier visibility into cyber incidents.

The globalization of the digital economy has made the international movement of data standard operating procedure for modern businesses.

Litigation officers, often called litigation assistants or clerks are fixtures in many Nigerian law firms, due to the vital nature of their services.

The legal landscape in Nigeria pertaining to data privacy and protection is dynamic and ever-changing, influenced by a blend of sector specific regulations, recent laws, and constitutional provisions.

The concept of Guarantorship is often taken for granted in Nigeria. The seemingly small request we now hear from friends, family members or even colleagues can be captured in the following sample appeal: “I collected one small loan, and I need you to be my guarantor. Please just sign here, I already know how to pay back; it will not be a big deal.”

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has introduced four key instruments to strengthen Nigeria’s cloud governance, digital infrastructure, and investment landscape: the National Cloud Computing Guideline 2026, National Cloud Technical Guideline 2026, National Digital Infrastructure Assurance Framework (NDIAF), and National Cloud Investment Strategy. The Guidelines, signed by the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, on 4 August 2026, are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027.1

Generally, the court's judgment is the fruit of every litigation, and the outcome of every legal dispute that is referred for resolution by the Court.

Gas flaring has been a source of pollution in the Niger Delta region for more than six decades, polluting the atmosphere the soil, and eroding the lives of communities living in one of the most oil-rich regions in Africa. The Nigerian government's efforts at solving this environmental problem have been characterized by delay and capture. The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act 20212 represents the most ambitious legislative attempt yet to bring routine flaring to an end, through an explicit statutory prohibition, mandatory monetisation planning, and a new institutional architecture anchored around the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.

The word ‘absentia’ is a Latin term meaning ‘absence’. Trial in absentia occurs when a defendant is tried in his/her absence. This practice developed from the need to ensure justice and remedy the plague of absconding defendants, a trend that frustrated the judicial process.

Modern legal practice has long evolved beyond witnesses testifying fully in court for their evidence-in-chief.2 To save valuable judicial time by expediting proceedings, and to enhance the due administration of justice, witnesses in civil proceedings now adopt their pre-prepared written statements at trial.

We currently live in an era where the most valuable assets of a corporation may never be seen, touched, or physically inspected. Patents governing life-saving pharmaceutical compounds, trademarks representing decades of consumer trust, software architectures powering digital economies, and trade secrets encoding proprietary processes have displaced machinery, land, and buildings as the primary reservoirs of corporate wealth.

In our world today where artistic works (films, music, plays, photographs, etc.) can be shared easily across various social media platforms and illegal websites, it is important for Nigerian artists to be knowledgeable on how they can rein in unauthorised appropriations and profit from their works reproduced, performed, and shared on various social media platforms and websites.