{"id":89890,"date":"2023-06-14T22:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/president-tinubu-signs-nigeria-data-protection-bill-2023-into-law"},"modified":"2023-06-14T23:21:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T22:21:24","slug":"president-tinubu-signs-nigeria-data-protection-bill-2023-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/president-tinubu-signs-nigeria-data-protection-bill-2023-into-law","title":{"rendered":"President Tinubu signs Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Data Protection Act, of 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), said this at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja, NAN reports.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and replaces the NDPB established by former President Buhari in February 2022,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission will be led by a National Commissioner with the responsibility of regulating the processing of personal information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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