President Bola Tinubu has okayed the passage of the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into a law.
This was disclosed by the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan(SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja.
Data Protection law as approved is intended to provide a legal framework for the protection of personal information, and the practice of data protection in Nigeria.
Earlier, former president Muhammadu Buhari had written a letter to the Senate and House of Representatives for considerations but the letter was received and read on the floor of the house on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.
Against this backdrop, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NSPC) and replaces the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) established by President Buhari in February 2022.
The NDPC will be headed by a National Commissioner who is saddled with the responsibility of regulating the processing of personal information.
Truth Live News reports that barely three weeks of assuming office as president, this makes it the t third bill he is assenting to.