{"id":3593,"date":"2024-03-12T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=regulations&#038;p=3593"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:32:37","slug":"nigeria-dpa","status":"publish","type":"regulations","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/regulations\/nigeria-dpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Protection Act (DPA) &#8211; Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section id=\"block_2981b196c0b592b22d23e4daffa03ad2\" class=\"hero-section-colors text-center bg-navy-gradient\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title block font-bold \">Regulation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Data Protection Act (DPA)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the goals of the DPA, among others, is to protect the fundamental rights, freedoms, and interests of data subjects as ensured by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_bbc18228e7e73ab54c3811cf8c70977e\" class=\"columns-one text-center\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Are you subject to the DPA?<\/h2>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s DPA applies to: (1) the data controller or data processor who is domiciled, ordinarily resident, or ordinarily operating in Nigeria, (2) the processing of personal data within Nigeria, and (3) the data controller of the data processor who is not domiciled, ordinarily resident, or ordinarily operating in Nigeria, but is processing personal data of a data subject in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t<section id=\"block_8498fd409134748d54119664ea95e686\" class=\"columns-two\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading text-center max-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Key obligations under the DPA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Data protection impact assessment<\/h4>\n<p>The Act emphasizes the necessity of conducting a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) when processing personal data poses a potential high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects based on its nature. The Act requires the controller to seek consultation with the Commission before proceeding with the processing if the DPIA identifies a high risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Data breach notification<\/h4>\n<p>In the event a breach occurs, the DPA requires the data processor to inform the controller or the engaging data processor promptly about the breach&#8217;s details and address any information inquiries from them. If the breach is expected to pose a risk to individuals&#8217; rights, the controller must notify the Commission within 72 hours of becoming aware, with the ability to extend if necessary to properly assess the breach&#8217;s extent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section id=\"block_86eb1fb92a09cb7d5e120b2b3c86b510\" class=\"columns-two\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO)<\/h4>\n<p>Controllers and data processors are required to appoint a DPO, responsible for overseeing compliance with the DPA and serving as a point of contact for data subjects and regulatory authorities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cross-border data transfers<\/h4>\n<p>According to the DPA, the transfer of personal data from Nigeria to another country is permissible only if the recipient of the data is bound by a law, binding corporate rules, contractual clauses, codes of conduct, or certification mechanisms that ensure an adequate level of protection for the personal data. The Act also grants the Commission the authority to periodically compile a &#8216;blacklist,&#8217; identifying jurisdictions or entities that do not comply with the legislation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section id=\"block_b382b961058ea4e53f1e0591989e91a6\" class=\"columns-two\" style=\"padding-top:0;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Records of processing activities<\/h4>\n<p>Controllers and data processors must maintain records of their processing activities, including information about the purposes of processing, categories of data subjects, categories of personal data processed, recipients of personal data, and security measures implemented. The controller and data processor are also mandated to keep a record of all personal data breaches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_29a754d56cf6cd4134f27dfc1cdc8f22\" class=\"cta-section has-gradient-purple color-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-city-purple.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-city-purple.png 1440w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-city-purple-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-city-purple-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-city-purple-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block h6\">Webinar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">Building Trust and Competitive Advantage: The Value of Privacy Certifications<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join our experts in this webinar as they go over the importance of how privacy certifications can unlock business value and help you stay ahead of the competition in today\u2019s privacy-conscious landscape.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"btn-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/resource\/webinar-building-trust-and-competitive-advantage-the-value-of-privacy-certifications\/\" class=\"btn\"><span>Watch now<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_90eac5335a806fd4e8f138230feb11d4\" class=\"features-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-width text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Achieve compliance<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-w-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-w-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/products\/privacy-data-governance\/data-inventory-mapping\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h6 block\">Complete and maintain a data inventory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAutomate with TrustArc&#8217;s Data Inventory Hub. Save time and reduce risk with automated data flow mapping, risk analysis, and remediation for personal data processes and general activities associated. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/trustarc\/assets\/dist\/images\/icon-arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/products\/privacy-data-governance\/privacycentral\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h6 block\">Privacy program development and compliance management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentify gaps and track compliance with PrivacyCentral &#8211; assess regulation specifics and automatically get insights and reporting for a sustainable privacy program.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/trustarc\/assets\/dist\/images\/icon-arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/products\/privacy-data-governance\/nymity-research\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h6 block\">Regulatory guidance and operational templates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay ahead of regulatory changes with expert guidance, ensuring your security and privacy practices remain compliant and up to date. Utilize  expert written operational templates for sample policies, checklists, and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/trustarc\/assets\/dist\/images\/icon-arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img-regulations-generic.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img-regulations-generic.png 644w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img-regulations-generic-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_e699d4f0ffedbd16b625e070f5fb1dc1\" class=\"accordions-section\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\">What are the obligations of organizations under the DPA?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organizations processing personal data are required to adhere to several obligations under the DPA, including obtaining consent from data subjects before processing their personal data, implementing appropriate security measures to protect personal data, conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing activities, notifying the regulatory authority and affected individuals in the event of a data breach, and maintaining records of processing activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\">Are there restrictions on transferring personal data outside of Nigeria under the DPA?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, the DPA imposes restrictions on transferring personal data outside Nigeria. Personal data can only be transferred to another country or jurisdiction if the recipient ensures an adequate level of protection for the data, such as through laws, binding corporate rules, contractual clauses, codes of conduct, or certification mechanisms. The DPA also empowers the regulatory authority to maintain a &#8216;blacklist&#8217; of non-compliant jurisdictions or entities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\">What are the penalties for non-compliance with the DPA?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Non-compliance with the DPA may result in various penalties, including fines, sanctions, or administrative actions imposed by the regulatory authority. The severity of penalties may vary depending on the nature and extent of the violation, with fines potentially reaching significant amounts for serious breaches of the regulations.<br \/>\n=<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_52bf575665c5b0af2c5ce4e10c5ebc37\" class=\"resource-section bg-light-grey\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Related resources<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/resources\/\" class=\"cta block\">View all resources<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/pii-data-personally-identifiable-information\/\" class=\"resource-single \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/res-feat-woven-purple-test-560x140.png\" class=\"attachment-560x140 size-560x140 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/res-feat-woven-purple-test-560x140.png 560w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/res-feat-woven-purple-test-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/res-feat-woven-purple-test.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"resource-label uppercase\">Articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PII Data: Implications for your Business Goals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore PII Data: Learn its significance, protection, and distinctions. 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