Abstract:
Global indices show that Nigeria has grown tremendously over the years in technology adoption which thrives
on collection, processing, storage and transmission of huge amounts of citizens’ data. However, the absence of
robust legal and institutional frameworks in the country that address the crises and disputes arising from
electronic data processing is exacerbating concerns of trust and confidence among technology users in Nigeria.
This is so even in the presence of fragments of data protection legislations. Consequently, this chapter analysed
the existing fragments of data protection and privacy laws and regulations in Nigeria, causes and consequences
of data breaches, challenges of developing data protection legislations in developing countries, identified gaps in
the existing laws and proffer recommendations for a principal data privacy and protection legislation and
establishment of a data protection authority that will drive the implementation of the principal data protection
laws.
