Nigeria: Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including data protection regulation was adopted by House of Representatives
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Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including data protection regulation was adopted by House of Representatives
On 7 May 2015, the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill, 2015 passed by the House of Representatives and was sent to the President for assent. It establishes a legal framework for the prevention, detection, prosecution, and punishment of…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2015-05-05
under deliberation
2015-05-07
adopted