Section 2, NDPR

Application

(1) This Act shall apply to the processing of personal data, whether by automated means or not.

(2) This Act shall apply, where the:

(a) data controller or data processor is domiciled in, resident in, or operating in Nigeria;

(b) processing of personal data occurs within Nigeria; or

(c) the data controller or the data processor is not domiciled in, resident in, or operating in Nigeria, but is processing personal data of a data subject in Nigeria.


This is Section 2 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. To explore the rest of the legislation, please use the links below:

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