Nigeria: Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive including data protection regulation (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025)
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Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive including data protection regulation (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025)
On 20 March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) adopted the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023 General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) 2025 (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025), which establishes rules for the processi…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
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2024-05-31
under deliberation
2025-03-20
adopted