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Tinubu signs data protection bill into law

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023, into law.

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

The National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr Vincent Olatunji, made this known at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan(SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja on Wednesday, June 14.

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The Data Protection Bill was sent to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage on April 4, 2023, via a letter from former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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

The commission will be led by a national commissioner with the responsibility of regulating the processing of personal information.

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