Nigeria: Cloud Computing Policy
Progress
Current status
in force
05 Aug 2019 in force
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Cloud Computing Policy
On 5 August 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of Nigeria adopted the Cloud Computing Policy. This policy mandates that sensitive government and citizen data be stored domestically, either through internal public in…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body