The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2023 as a legislative step towards protecting Nigeria’s critical data.
The NACCIMA President, Hon. Dele Kelvin Oye, recalled the NACCIMA’s Digital Economy Trade Group’s contribution towards the bill, especially as it related to activities and efforts relating to the development of a data protection and privacy regime in line with the global convention on data protection.
He pointed out that the organized private sector (OPS) group had developed a digital economy framework to facilitate the involvement of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in the Digital Economy Space (OPSADE), a business-focused initiative on digital economy policy dialogue and engagement mechanisms, aimed at supporting job creation and SME’s empowerment in the country.
The industrialist further pointed out that in February 2022, in recognition of the impact of data protection and privacy regulations on businesses, NDPB was established by the federal government to promote national regulation and administration of data protection and privacy regimes globally.
Oye explained that the relationship between NDPB and NACCIMA Digital Economy Trade Group had been strengthened through the presentation of NACCIMA digital economy programmes, focusing on the development of a strategic collaboration between the two organizations.
The NACCIMA President said that, prior to the signing of the Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2023, the National Coordinator of NACCIMA Digital Economy Trade Group, Amb. Segun Olugbile, had served as the sub-committee Chairman for Governance, Ecosystem and Technology components of Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP) development for the NDPB.
He also recalled that at the national validation workshop on the Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan for Data Protection, Olugbile also presented a technical session on Governance, Ecosystem, and Technology to demonstrate the OPS group’s commitment to data protection in the country.
