Description

Draft Online Harm Protection Bill was announced by National Information Technology Development Agency

On 25 July 2025, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced the draft Online Harm Protection Bill during a policy workshop in Abuja. The proposed Bill aims to create a regulatory framework for digital platforms, address…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details
2025-07-25
under deliberation

On 25 July 2025, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced the draft…