Abstract
Data Privacy is occasionally referred to as ‘Information Privacy’. It builds on the established notion of privacy to regulate the relationship between the collection and dissemination of personal data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, as well as legal and political issues surrounding Data Privacy. This paper discusses the Data Protection Regulations of 2019 as issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency. It is the closest item in the Nigerian legal framework that adopts a deliberate and comprehensive approach to the issue of Data Privacy protection in the country. The paper found that the term Data Privacy, and Data Privacy protection in Nigeria are not only closely related but intertwined; and the constitutional provision for privacy and the models of Data Privacy protection together with the Acts and Regulations which provide for Data Privacy protection all form one stream of protective mechanism. Data Protection Regulations of 2019 is, no doubt, a commendable yet flawed attempted piece of legislation to regulate and provide for Data Privacy protection in Nigeria. The paper concludes that as it stands, the Data Protection Regulations of 2019 is a watershed in establishing protection standards for the rights of Data Subjects and the protection of personal data of natural persons in Nigeria.
Authors: Shaba Sampson, Kwame-Okpu Aghogho
