President Bola Tinubu has signed the long-awaited Nigeria Data Protection Bill (NDPB), 2023, into law.
Chronicle NG reports that the NDPB Act, 2023, provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria.
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, NDPB’s commissioner, said this at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja.
The bill was sent to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, via a letter from former President Muhammadu Buhari.
