Section 3 Cybercrimes Act

Section 3 of the Nigerian Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 is about Designation of certain computer systems or networks as critical national information infrastructure. It is under Part II (Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure) of the Act.

(1) The President may on the recommendation of the National Security Adviser, by Order published in the Federal Gazette, designate certain computer systems, and/or networks, whether physical or virtual, and/or the computer programs, computer data and/or traffic data vital to this country that the incapacity or destruction of or interference with such system and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national or economic security, national public health and safety, or any combination of those matters as constituting Critical National Information Infrastructure.

The Presidential Order made under subsection (1) of this section may prescribe minimum standards, guidelines, rules or procedure in respect of –
(a) protection or preservation of critical information infrastructure;
(b) the general management of critical information infrastructure;
(c) access to, transfer and control of data in any critical information infrastructure;

(d) infrastructural or procedural rules and requirements for securing the integrity and authenticity of data or information contained in any designated critical national information infrastructure;
(e) the storage or archiving of data or information designated as critical national information infrastructure;

(f) recovery plans in the event of disaster, breach or loss of the critical national information infrastructure or any part of it; and

(g) any other matter required for the adequate protection, management and control of data and other resources in any critical national information infrastructure.