On 23 February 2026, 61 Data Protection Authorities, including those from Australia, Spain, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, and the European Data Protection Board, adopted a joint statement raising concerns about Artificial In…
On 4 February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children. The statement notes the rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised images, including deepfakes produced throug…
On 6 November 2025, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS), Nigeria’s first unified framework for the protection and commercialisation of intellectual-property rights. The NIPPS se…
On 6 November 2025, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced that it had ratified the Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Digital Trade. The Protocol aims to establish harmonised rules and common pr…
On 31 October 2025, the obligations under the Circular on migration and mandatory terminal geo-tagging enter into force. The Circular requires all licensed operators within Nigeria’s payments ecosystem, including Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Microfin…
On 31 October 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) closes the public consultation, open since 9 October 2025, on the Draft Nigerian Communications (Enforcement Process, etc.) Regulations, 2025. The draft mandates that all operators ret…
On 31 October 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) closes the public consultation, open since 9 October 2025, on the Draft Nigerian Communications (Enforcement Process, etc.) Regulations, 2025. The draft empowers the NCC to impose admi…
On 31 October 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) closes the public consultation, open since 9 October 2025, on the Draft Licensing Regulations 2025. The draft restricts the grant of new licences to entities holding controlling intere…
On 31 October 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) closes the public consultation, open since 9 October 2025, on the Draft Licensing Regulations 2025. The draft requires that licence applications be submitted only by corporate bodies r…
On 31 October 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) closes the consultation on the Draft Internet Code of Practice. Chapter seven sets out the Commission’s approach to monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Code. Covered entities …