The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to, inter alia, implement Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (NDPR). The objectives of the NDPR are to:
Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has approved an extension to the initial deadline of March 15 for all Data Controllers and Data Administrators to file their 2019 Data Protection Audit Report.