President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law.
The National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr Vincent Olatunji, made this known while speaking at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan(SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja.
Olatunji noted that the Nigeria Data Protection Act of 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari sent the bill to the Senate and House of Representatives in a letter on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
“Now an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and replaces the NDPB established by former President Buhari in February 2022.”
The Commission will be led by a National Commissioner with the responsibility of regulating the processing of personal information.
