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A changing data privacy landscape in Nigeria
April 22, 2025
A changing data privacy landscape in Nigeria
While data privacy in Nigeria has been covered by the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) and the NDPR Implementation Framework, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) released new data privacy guidance in March 2025 to help clarify some of the murkier parts of existing legislation. From March 20, the General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) takes effect. The NDPR has technically been repealed as a part of this change, but its principles will still work in parallel with new GAID provisions.
