Nigeria: Data protection regulation in Data Protection Commission's General Application and Implementation Directive (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025)
Progress
Current status
adopted
20 Mar 2025 adopted
31 May 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive including data protection regulation (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025)
On 20 March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) adopted the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023 General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) 2025 (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025), which establishes rules for the processi…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Nigeria Data Protection Commission published draft General Application and Implementation Directive 2024 (NDPC/NDPA-GAID/001/2024) including data protection regulation
On 31 May 2024, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) published the draft Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) 2024 NDPC/NDPA-GAID/001/2024. The draft GAID mandates that data control…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
drafting
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority