The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is statutorily mandated by the NITDA Act of 2007 to develop regulations for electronic governance and monitoring of the use of information technology and electronic data.
Consciousof the concerns around privacy and protection of Personal Data and the grave consequences of leaving Personal Data processing unregulated, NITDA has issued the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). The objectives of the regulation are as follows:
The regulation applies to all storage and processing of Personal Data conducted in respect of Nigerian citizens and residents.
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