Section 2 Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023

Section 2 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 is about Application. It is under Part I (objectives and Application) of the Act.

(1) This Act shall apply to the processing of personal data, whether by automated means or not.

(2) This Act shall apply, where the —
(a) data controller or data processor is domiciled in, resident in, or operating in Nigeria ;
(b) processing of personal data occurs within Nigeria ; or

(c) the data controller or the data processor is not domiciled in, resident in, or operating in Nigeria, but is processing personal data of a data subject in Nigeria.