Data Protection & Cybersecurity Essentials: NDPA Compliance for Nigerian Business
The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and GAID 2025 — principles, lawful bases, data-subject rights, registration, breach response, transfers and penalties.
by Sentinel Data Protection Consulting · vetted expert author
What you'll gain
Apply Nigeria's data-protection regime in practice — lawful processing, the breach rule, and the security basics that keep a business out of trouble.
Pass a real exam and earn a publicly verifiable certificate employers trust.
Unlimited practice mode + spaced-repetition flashcards, then unlimited exam retakes.
Keep the lessons and every future update to this course, forever.
What you'll cover
6 modules · 23 lessons · timed certification exam
1. Foundations 3 lessons
The NDPA 2023 + GAID 2025 framework and the key definitions.
- Nigeria's data-protection landscape: NDPA 2023, the NDPC and GAID 2025 · 26 min
- Key definitions: personal data, controllers, processors and "major importance" · 28 min
- Section quiz: Foundations · 6 min
2. Processing personal data lawfully 5 lessons
Principles, lawful bases, consent, individual rights and children's data.
- The principles of processing (NDPA s.24) · 24 min
- Lawful bases and valid consent (NDPA ss.25–26) · 26 min
- Data-subject rights (NDPA ss.34–37) · 28 min
- Children's data and special categories (ss.30–31) · 26 min
- Section quiz: Lawful processing & rights · 6 min
3. Controller obligations 5 lessons
Privacy notices, DPO, DPIA, records, security and managing processors.
- Controller obligations: DPO, DPIA, records and security · 30 min
- Privacy notices and consent management in practice (s.27) · 26 min
- Managing processors and vendors (s.29) · 22 min
- Conducting a DPIA and the DPO role in depth · 26 min
- Section quiz: Controller obligations · 6 min
4. Compliance operations 4 lessons
DCPMI registration, the audit return, breaches and cross-border transfers.
- Registration as a DCPMI and the annual Compliance Audit Return · 30 min
- Breach management and the 72-hour rule (NDPA s.40) · 24 min
- Cross-border transfers of personal data (NDPA ss.41–43) · 22 min
- Section quiz: Compliance operations · 6 min
5. Enforcement, cybersecurity & context 4 lessons
Penalties, the cyber dimension, sector rules and the GDPR comparison.
- Enforcement and penalties (NDPA ss.46–48, s.51) · 24 min
- The cybersecurity dimension, and a practical compliance checklist · 28 min
- The NDPA in context: sectors, GDPR, and real enforcement · 28 min
- Section quiz: Enforcement & context · 6 min
6. Wrap-up & certification 2 lessons
Sources, currency, and preparing for the exam.
- Sources, currency and staying up to date · 16 min
- You're ready: the certification exam and your certificate · 14 min
Frequently asked
Is the certificate verifiable?
Yes. Every certificate carries a unique ID and a cryptographic signature. Anyone — an employer or a client — can confirm it instantly on our public verification page, with no login.
Who teaches this course?
A vetted expert author — Sentinel Data Protection Consulting. Every expert course is reviewed and fact-checked before publication, and the author earns a revenue share on your enrolment.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you enrol you keep access to the lessons, practice mode and flashcards — including future updates to this course.
What happens if I don't pass the exam first time?
You can retake it. There's no attempt limit, and practice mode lets you rehearse with the same verified question bank until you're ready.
Can my team enrol together?
Yes. Talk to us about group and organisation rates — certifying a whole team is faster and cheaper than one at a time.
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