By Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief

National Commissioner, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission Dr. Vincent Olatunji on Monday September 4, 2023 inaugurated the National Committee for National Data Protection(NDP) Act to be known and addressed as the General Application And Implementation Directive( GAID). 

This is according to a press statement inked by the Head,  Media Unit at NDPC  Itunu  Dosekun.

Cyber Era NG learns that NDP Act GAID is one in a continuum of vital, regulatory measures being taken by the Commission to ensure smooth compliance procedure under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

We further gathered that the work of the Committee will, among others,  provide guidance on technical and organizational measures data controllers and data processors are expected to take in order to ensure privacy of data subjects, data security and data sovereignty.

Furthermore, the GAID, will among others, provide clarity on the definitions of critical terms and concepts such as Child Consent, Data Subjects’ Rights, Lawful Basis of Data Processing and Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors and Cross Border Data Transfers among others.

The Committee which comprisingeight(8) members is chaired by the Commission’s Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Babatunde Bamigboye, Esq., with Mr. Tokunbo Smith of the Association of Licensed Data Protection Organizations of Nigeria as Co-Chair. Hauwa Hadejia, Esq is to serve as the Secretary.  Other members of the Committee include Ozoemena F. Nwogbo, Esq., Mr. Gbenga Sesan, Mr. David Daser, Femi Daniels, Esq. and Ifeoma Peters, Esq.