Esther Nkechinyere Odunze serves as an Associate at Olisa Agbakoba Legal, contributing her expertise across the firm's Corporate Commercial, Dispute Resolution, and Investments & International Trade practice groups.
There are different arrangements as it relates to employment. It is important to understand the different types of employment statuses that exist, and the differences in obligations for employers and recruiters e.g. wages, and entitlements for each arrangement.
On the 14th of June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed into law, the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. The objective of the Act, amongst others, is to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms and the interests of data subjects as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (NDPR) mandates organizations handling personal data to undergo a data protection audit conducted by a Data Protection Compliance Organization (DPCO) like Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL).
The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 places responsibilities on organisations that handle personal data, including SMEs and startups. Additionally, customers value data protection, and having the support of a data protection compliance organisation can help these businesses differentiate themselves from their competitors and maintain customer trust. Article 4.1(4) of the Nigeria Data Protection…