Nigeria: Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including cybersecurity regulation was adopted by House of Representatives

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Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including cybersecurity 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. The Bill creates a Cybercrime Advisory Council to formulate policies, promote cybersecurity re…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2015-05-05
under deliberation

On 5 May 2015, the Senate passed the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill, 2015 to the …

2015-05-07
adopted

On 7 May 2015, the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill, 2015 passed by the House of Re…

2015-05-15
in force

On 15 May 2015, the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act including cybersecurity regulat…