- Introduction
In March 2021, the Director-General of the National Information
Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu
Inuwa Abdullahi, presented a proposal to the relevant committees of
the National Assembly for the NITDA Act 2007 to be realigned with
the principles of the Nigeria Digital Economy Policy Strategy and
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).2 According to
him, a new law is necessary for creating a regulatory framework for
the development of the Nigerian IT sector and digital economy.
Accordingly, the focus of the proposed bill is to properly
transform Nigeria into Africa's foremost digital economy,
provide an innovative environment for all to thrive by addressing
contemporary digital issues, build trust as well as protect the
rights and interests of players in the ecosystem; to ensure that
every sector or business, private or public, commercial, or
otherwise operating in the Nigerian technology ecosystem is
captured and regulated by the
