Welcome again to another edition of our Data Protection and Privacy Knowledge Management Series. We have spent the last seven weeks examining Nigeria’s data protection framework and its evolving dir...
Modernising Nigeria’s Insolvency Regime: Legal, Institutional, and Economic Dimensions
Introduction Nigeria’s insolvency regime has undergone transformative changes in recent years, responding to systemic economic stress among businesses, regulatory reforms, and institutional inno...
Article 7: Cross-Border Data Transfers
Welcome to Article 7 of our Data Protection and Privacy Knowledge Management Series. We are now halfway through our journey, and the discussion has taken a global turn. In articles 1 – 6, we exp...
Protecting Creativity in Fashion: Practical Tools for Fashion Designers in Preventing and Resolving Copyright Disputes
The Nigerian fashion industry has blossomed into a global force. Step onto any runway today and you’ll see Nigerian fashion taking its rightful place on the global stage. From red carpets to interna...
Article 6: A Deep Dive Into The NDPA-GAID 2025
Welcome again to another week in our Data Protection and Privacy Knowledge Management Series. We are steadily building our understanding of data protection and privacy, and in this article, we will ta...
Article 5: Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Welcome to Article 5 of our Data Protection and Privacy Knowledge Management Series. We are now a quarter of the way into the series and the discussion is getting more technical. In Articles 1 to 4, w...
Article 4: Lawful Data Processing: Legal Bases for Processing Data
Welcome again to another article in the Nexa Advisory & OTL Law Data Protection Knowledge Management Series. We are moving quickly from the introductory concepts into the technical aspects of data...
Article 3: Understanding the Core Principles of Data Processing
This series is progressing quickly and we are moving to the technical parts, or the meat of the matter, as I like to call it. In this article, we will discuss the key principles of data protection and...
Article 2: Users of Personal Data: Data Controllers vs Data Processors
Now that we understand the concept of Personal Data, the next step is to examine the players involved in data processing. Key players include the data subject, the data controller, and the data proces...
Copyright and The Public Domain In Nigeria: Legal Framework and Challenges
The public domain is the silent engine of creativity and knowledge, yet it remains one of the least discussed aspects of copyright and intellectual property law. It refers to works, such as books, mus...