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Registration Of Data Controllers And Data Processors – A Legal Conundrum Clarified In The Case Of Emmanuel Haruna v. Nigeria Data Protection Commission
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission's controversial Guidance Notice requiring registration of Data Controllers and Processors of Major Importance sparked legal challenges and widespread debate over regulatory authority, privacy rights, and compliance obligations. A landmark Federal High Court ruling has now clarified the scope and validity of these registration requirements, establishing binding precedent on who must register and under what circumstances.
Nigeria Privacy
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Alliance Law Firm
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Artificial Intelligence And The Right To Privacy Under Section 37 Of The Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended).
Nigeria's adoption of AI-powered facial recognition at major airports and automated credit scoring by digital lenders raises urgent questions about constitutional privacy protections. With Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution drafted before modern biometric surveillance existed, can its guarantee of privacy extend to algorithmic profiling and mass data collection?
Nigeria Technology
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Alliance Law Firm
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Privacy After Death: Nigeria’s Jurisprudential Gap In Data Protection Law
Nigerian data protection law remains silent on what happens to personal data after death, creating a legal vacuum that has allowed the posthumous exposure of sensitive information belonging to prominent figures. This article examines whether privacy rights should extend beyond biological death, drawing on recent high-profile cases and proposing legislative reforms to protect the deceased and their surviving families.
Nigeria Privacy
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Alliance Law Firm
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Confession, Counselling And Confidentiality: Managing Legal Risk For Religious Leaders
Religious leaders routinely receive sensitive personal disclosures during spiritual counselling, creating expectations of confidentiality rooted in faith traditions and pastoral trust. Yet the legal landscape presents a complex web of competing obligations, from safeguarding laws and mandatory reporting requirements to data protection regulations and criminal investigations. This analysis examines how clergy must balance their religious duty of confidentiality against evolving legal obligations that may com
Nigeria Privacy
Syntegral Legal Practice
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Irish High Court TikTok Ruling 2026: Implications For Nigeria’s NDPA And The NDPC
The Irish High Court's landmark 2026 ruling against TikTok has exposed a critical vulnerability in how multinational tech companies handle cross-border data transfers. By establishing that data access location matters more than storage location, this judgment carries profound implications for Nigeria's digital economy and the enforcement powers of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission under the NDPA 2023.
Nigeria Privacy
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Court Orders GTCO To Cease Unsolicited Marketing To Non-Customers Over Data Privacy Breach
In a landmark Federal High Court ruling, GTCO has been ordered to stop sending unsolicited marketing messages to non-customers, marking a decisive shift in Nigeria's data protection enforcement landscape. The judgment establishes that companies can no longer exploit personal data without demonstrable legal basis, reinforcing that direct marketing requires valid consent under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
Nigeria Privacy
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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The Central Bank Of Nigeria’s Localisation Directive: Data Protection Compliance Implications For Financial Institutions And Participants In Nigeria’s Payments Ecosystem.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has mandated that all payment transaction data generated within the country must be stored locally by January 2027, marking a significant shift in how financial institutions handle sensitive information. This directive raises critical questions about Nigeria's infrastructure readiness and the practical steps banks, mobile money operators, and payment providers must take to comply. With less than six months until the deadline, organizations face urgent decisions about data governa
Nigeria Finance
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Lexworth Legal Partners
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Can Lawyers Use ChatGPT? The Rules, The Risks, And The Cases That Ended Careers
As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become increasingly prevalent in legal practice, Nigerian law firms face a critical decision: embrace the technology's productivity gains or risk falling behind competitors. With over 1,490 documented cases of AI-generated fabrications submitted to courts worldwide, the question isn't whether lawyers can use ChatGPT, but how to harness its power without destroying careers through hallucinated case law, confidentiality breaches, or regulatory violations.
Nigeria Commercial
OA
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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The Agentic Privacy Gap: Liability And Consent In Autonomous AI Systems
Agentic AI systems operate autonomously, making decisions and processing data in ways users cannot predict or control. This creates a fundamental mismatch between existing data-protection frameworks built on notice-and-choice principles and the reality of how these systems collect, infer, and share personal information. The article examines whether current consent models, controller definitions, and liability frameworks can adequately govern AI agents that independently chain data sources
Nigeria Privacy
BC
Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners
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One Africa, One Click: What The Afcfta Digital Trade Protocol Means For Africa
The AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol is evolving from framework to operational instrument, with eight new annexes adopted in February 2025 covering rules of origin, cross-border payments, and data transfers. As Africa's digital economy races toward a projected $712 billion by 2050, businesses and governments face critical decisions about compliance, market access, and regulatory alignment. What practical steps should stakeholders take now to prepare for implementation, and how will ratification timelines affec
Nigeria International
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Pavestones Legal
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When Bots Sell Products: Legal Issues In Automated E-Commerce In Nigeria
The integration of artificial intelligence and automated bots into Nigeria's e-commerce sector has revolutionized commercial transactions, offering enhanced efficiency and customer engagement. However, this technological advancement raises critical legal questions surrounding data privacy, cybersecurity, consumer protection, and accountability. As bot-mediated commerce expands across multiple transaction models, the absence of comprehensive AI governance frameworks creates regulatory gaps that demand urgent
Nigeria Media & IT
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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners
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Beyond Future Ai Laws: How The NDPA And Gaid Already Regulate Artificial Intelligence In Nigeria
Artificial intelligence systems are already processing personal data and making consequential decisions across Nigerian industries, from finance to healthcare. While many assume AI remains unregulated in Nigeria until dedicated legislation arrives, organisations deploying credit-scoring algorithms, automated recruitment tools, and clinical decision-support models may already be subject to binding legal obligations under the country's existing data protection framework.
Nigeria Privacy
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Stren & Blan Partners
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