Nigeria: Cross-border data transfer regulation in Data Protection Commission General Application and Implementation Directive 2024 (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
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Nigeria Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive 2025 including cross-border data transfer regulation
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 regulates cross-border data transf…
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 cross-border data transfer 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. According to the draft GAID, Data control…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
drafting
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority