Nigeria: National Information Technology Development Agency's Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology including data localisation requirement entered into force
Description
National Information Technology Development Agency's Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology including data localisation requirement entered into force
On 2 August 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued the Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The guidelines mandate ICT companies to host sovereign data within Nigeria unless authorised otherwise by NITDA. Additionally, Networking Service Companies must store subscriber and consumer data domestically.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body