WHEREAS, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, hereinafter referred to as The Agency) is statutorily mandated by the NITDA Act of 2007 to, inter alia; develop regulations for electronic governance and monitor the use of electronic data interchange and other forms of electronic communication transactions as an alternative to paper-based methods in government, commerce, education, the private and public sectors, labour and other fields, where the use of electronic communication may improve the exchange of data and information;
RECOGNIZING that many public and private bodies have migrated their respective businesses and other information systems online, information solutions in both the private and public sectors now drive service delivery in the country through digital systems. These information systems have thus become critical information infrastructure which must be safeguarded, regulated and protected against atrocious breaches;
COGNIZANT of emerging data protection regulations within the international community geared towards security of lives and property and fostering the integrity of commerce and industry in the volatile data economy;
CONSCIOUS of the concerns and contributions of stakeholders on the issue of privacy and protection of Personal Data and the grave consequences of leaving Personal Data processing unregulated;
THE AGENCY hereby issues the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and shall come into effect on the date issued by NITDA
