Nigeria: Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025) including data protection authority governance

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Data Protection Commission adopted General Application and Implementation Directive (NDPC/NDP ACT-GAID/01/2025) including data protection authority governance

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 defines the NDPC’s regulatory powe…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2025-03-20
adopted

On 20 March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) adopted the Nigeria Data Protection…

2025-09-19
in force

On 19 September 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission’s (NDPC) General Application and Imple…