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Nigeria: Local content requirement in National Information Technology Development Agency's Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology

Progress

Current status
in force
02 Aug 2019 in force

Scope

Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Local content requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
platform intermediary: e-commerce
DLT development
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Aug 2019
in force

National Information Technology Development Agency's Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology including local content requirement entered into force

On 2 August 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued the Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The guidelines mandate that Original Equipment Manufacturers (…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body