Nigeria: Data localisation requirement in Nigerian Digital Sovereignty and Fair Data Compensation Bill, 2025 (SB. 722)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
20 Feb 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Nigerian Digital Sovereignty and Fair Data Compensation Bill, 2025 (SB. 722) including data localisation requirement was introduced in Senate
On 20 February 2025, the Nigerian Digital Sovereignty and Fair Data Compensation Bill, 2025 (SB. 722) was introduced in the Senate. The Bill would require that Nigerian user data be stored within the country’s borders rather than on foreign cloud se…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament