The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has called on stakeholders to strictly comply with the guidelines on the hosting of data.
This was contained in a statement by NITDA’s Director-General, Chief Information Technology Officer of Nigeria, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim, which reads: “We would like to bring to the attention of Federal Public Institutions, IT Service Providers to the Federal Government and all data management firms doing business in Nigeria on the need for strict compliance with Section 14 of the Regulatory Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in ICT.
“Prior to the operation and full implementation of the Regulatory Guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in ICT, a sizeable component of Government data was hosted outside Nigeria. “We, however, wish to note that a small fraction of government data is still hosted outside Nigeria without the approval of the Agency. We understand that for some Federal Public Institutions, a consideration of cost and other technicalities may have affected the full repatriation of government data.