Nigeria: Adopted Data Protection Bill including cross-border data transfer regulation
Description
Adopted Data Protection Bill including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 24 May 2023, the House of Representatives adopted the Data Protection Bill, which outlines conditions for transferring personal data. The data controller or processor cannot transfer personal data from Nigeria to another jurisdiction unless the r…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-02-25
under deliberation
2023-05-24
adopted