The NDPA Compliance Playbook for Nigerian Platforms

Compliance as architecture, not paperwork

The Nigeria Data Protection Act rewards organisations that treat personal data like infrastructure: mapped flows, named owners, tested processes.

The five-move baseline

• Record of processing activities, kept honest
• Lawful-basis mapping per feature, not per company
• DPO reporting line with real teeth
• Processor contracts refreshed to NDPA standards
• Breach drill before you need it

Pro tip: auditors ask for evidence, not intentions — timestamp everything.