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Pres. Tinubu signs data protection bill into law

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, June 13, signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law.

 Pres. Tinubu signs data protection bill into law

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, June 13, signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law.

The Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria, aso Naija Reports.

Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), confirmed 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.

“Now an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and replaces the NDPB established by former President Buhari in February 2022,” he said.

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