TINUBU SIGNS DATA PROTECTION BILL INTO LAW

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023, into law!

Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), said this at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan(SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja.

Simply put; the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 provides a legal framework for protecting personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria.

According to Premium Times, the bill was sent to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage on Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 via a letter from former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Now that there is an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and replaces the NDPB established by former President Buhari in February 2022.

The Commission will be led by a National Commissioner responsible for regulating the processing of personal information.

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Read everything you need to know about the newly signed data protection law here.