A review of an article titled "Navigating Data Privacy in Nigeria: Legal Frameworks and the Role of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)" by Abdulganiu Alao Akinsola.

After a careful perusal of the author's work on Data Privacy and its legal frameworks in Nigeria, I've come to believe that the author  precisely  and concisely  dwelt on the need for individual, organizations and the government to make efforts towards data protection and privacy. According to the author many countries including Nigeria have made effort towards Data safety and protection. In the Nigerian case,the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has made a groundwork on Data Privacy as it provides in Sec. 37 "Right to Privacy". The author also recognized the National information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) as a principal body authorized to regulate Data related matters in Nigeria as he acknowledged other Data regulators both existing before and after NITDA.
The author however recognized different laws in Nigeria made in furtherance of the  data privacy objective. Some of the highlighted laws are:The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended),The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (“NDPR”),The NDPR Implementation Framework 2020, issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency - NITDA (“NDPR Implementation Framework”),The Child Rights Act 2003,The Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Cybercrimes Act”),The Freedom of Information Act 2011,The National Health Act 2014,The HIV and AIDS (Anti-Discrimination) Act 2014 and The National Information Technology Development Agency Act 2007.

The author further recognized the Nigerian Data Protection Commission as the primary Data regulator in Nigeria as established in the NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION ACT,2023. He further recognized some sector-specific regulatory authorities like the CBN,NCC and the FCCPC as enforcers of specific regulations made with respect of ensuring Data Privacy in their sector.

I cannot step down a bit in my agreement that Nigeria though a developing country already hae  these legal and regulatory framework on data Privacy and Protection listed and analyzed here by the author and made provisions for the enforcement by establishing regulatory bodies (as revealed by the author) who shall implement these laws and regulations.

It is a brief, thought-provoking and all encompassing article and I commend the effort of the author on this work