Nigeria: Announced Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2022 including personal data protection regulation

On 25 February 2023, the Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2022, including data protection regulation, which will now be introduced in the National Assembly. The Bill outlines data subjects' rights, including the rights to access, correction, deletion, objection, withdraw consent, data portability, and to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing of personal data. Furthermore, the Bill outlines obligations for data controllers, such as processing personal data in a fair, lawful and transparent manner, conducting data protection impact assessments, processing of sensitive personal data, and data minimisation principles. The Bill would require data controllers to obtain parental consent before processing the personal data of minors.