Nigeria: National Information Technology Development Agency adopted Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 including data localisation requirement
Description
National Information Technology Development Agency adopted Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 including data localisation requirement
On 25 January 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). The NDPR includes data localisation requirements, mandating that data concerning a country’s citizens or residen…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body