The General Application and Implementation Directive 2025 (GAID 2025) was issued under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (the NDP Act). The Directive came into force on 20 March 2025 and became fully effective on 19 September 2025. The purpose of the GAID is simple, it is to explain how the NDP Act should actually be applied in practice. It gives structure to compliance, especially at a time when technology is changing how people, businesses, and governments use personal data every day. At its core, it reinforces the right to privacy under Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution and supports … Continue reading UPDATE ON THE NEW GENERAL APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION DIRECTIVE (GAID) 2025.