Nigeria ·National cybersecurity strategy

Nigeria's National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (2021)

In force · February 2021

Summary

The document reviews the 2014 policy and strategy and was endorsed by the President as the overarching framework for national cybersecurity. It rests on eight pillars: governance and coordination, protection of critical national information infrastructure, incident management, the legal and regulatory framework, cyber defence capability, the digital economy, assurance monitoring and evaluation, and international cooperation. It takes a risk-based, sector-specific approach.

Original title

National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021

Title in other languages

• Politica e strategia nazionale di cybersicurezza della Nigeria (2021)
• Politique et stratégie nationales de cybersécurité du Nigeria (2021)
• Política y Estrategia Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Nigeria (2021)

Jurisdiction

Nigeria

Issuing body

Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)

Type

National cybersecurity strategy

Strategy form

Standalone strategy

Date adopted

February 2021

Status

In force

Available languages

English

Topics

• Governance and coordination
• Critical infrastructure
• Incident management / CSIRT
• Cybercrime and criminal law
• Cyber defence and military
• Diplomacy and international cooperation

Strategic objectives

• Protect critical information infrastructure
• Establish incident response capability
• Tackle cybercrime
• Establish public-private partnerships
• Engage in international cooperation

Licence / terms of use

Unknown

Notes

Il documento è datato febbraio 2021; secondo fonti secondarie (Digital Policy Alert) è stato adottato il 23 febbraio 2021, da verificare in redazione. Il link porta alla copia pubblicata dalla Nigerian Communications Commission, perché il sito dell'ONSA non risponde. Il PDF è una scansione senza testo selezionabile.

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

27 October 2026 (verified via web)

Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). (2021). National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021. https://www.ncc.gov.ng/media/800/view

Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). "National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021." February 2021. https://www.ncc.gov.ng/media/800/view.

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