Nigeria: Privacy Protection

For 15 years, Mr. Adetokunbo Jacobs chased one dream: to catch up with Dangote's Cement. But every effort was like fetching water into a basket. No matter how hard he tried, he kept failing.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC" or the "Commission"), exercising its statutory powers under Sections 1(a), 6(c), 61, and 62 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act...

On March 20, 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC" or "the Commission"), pursuant to its powers in the Nigeria Data Protection Act ("NDPA" or "the Act"), issued the NDPA General Application and Implementation Directive ("GAID"), which is to take effect from September 19, 2025.