Following the introduction of the Nigeria Startup Act 2022 (NSA), the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Council) was eventually inaugurated in April 2023. But the effective implementation of the NSA has been a major concern. In this article, Gabriel Eze, associate at Infusion Lawyers, considers the imperatives for Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.
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Regulatory Compliance
Updates & Headlines
September 4, 2024
Regulatory Update: NCC announces 14 September 2024 as final deadline for NIN-SIM linkage: What You Need to Know
Policy & Regulations
Startups
July 28, 2024
The National Council of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Imperatives for Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem
Following the introduction of the Nigeria Startup Act 2022 (NSA), the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Council) was eventually inaugurated in April 2023. But the effective implementation of the NSA has been a major concern. In this article, Gabriel Eze, associate at Infusion Lawyers, considers the imperatives for Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.
Policy & Regulations
Regulatory Compliance
August 3, 2023
Understanding the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023: Obligations of Digital Platforms and Businesses
The objective of this article is to provide a general understanding of the NDPA, highlighting its provisions from five perspectives, namely constitutional, legal & regulatory, administrative, technical/organizational, and economic perspectives. I also point out the NDPA’s relationship with previous and other similar legislation. Finally, I outline obligations digital platforms and businesses must comply with in order to safely do business in Nigeria’s growing digital economy.
Industry Insight
Startup Law
Technology Law
September 24, 2022
What Digital Platforms and Intermediaries Should Know about NITDA’s Code of Practice for Nigeria’s Digital Space
In this article by Gabriel Eze, we consider part by part the provisions of NITDA’s draft Code of Practice for Interactive Service Computer Platforms and Digital Intermediaries (draft Code of Practice). looking at both sides of the coin as well as the edge.
Data Protection and Privacy
Tech Entrepreneurs
August 26, 2021
NITDA fines Sokoloan N10 Million for privacy invasion: Lessons for Businesses that Control Personal Data in Nigeria
by Gabriel Eze, Associate Privacy breaches by online lending platforms; the new normal that must be curbed? Data-privacy breaches by a number of online lending platforms in Nigeria appear to be the new normal that must be curbed… Read more
Data Protection and Privacy
May 6, 2021
A Precaution to Businesses that Control Personal Data: NITDA’s N5million fine against Electronic Settlement Limited as a Case in Point
by Gabriel Eze, Associate The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a data protection authority in Nigeria. It issued the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (the ‘NDPR’). The NDPR requires data controllers that process personal data that meet certain.. Read more