President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law. An official statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulations of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission , Babatunde Bamigboye confirmed this. Bamigboye also said in the statement that the President assented to the Act on Democracy Day, June…President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law.
According to Bamigboye, the nation has taken a massive leap forward in the global data race with the assent to the Nigeria Data Protection Act. “Other mandates of the NDPB as contained in the provisions of the new Act include to “impose penalties in respect of any violation of the provisions of the Act or subsidiary legislation made thereof where necessary, accredit, license and register suitable persons to provide data protection compliance services; issue regulations, rules, directives and guidance under the Act; and register data controllers and data processors of major importance.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in the country. “Now an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and replaces the NDPB established by former President Buhari in February 2022,” Olatunji stated.
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