A
Bill
For
An
act
to
provide
for
the
prohibition,
prevention,
detection,
response,
investigation
and
prosecution
of
cybercrimes;
and
for
other
related
matters,
2015.
1.
2.
3.
{
Commencement.
}
ENACTED
by
the
National
Assembly
of
the
Federal
Republic
of
Nigeria
as
follows:
PART
I
-‐
OBJECT
AND
APPLICATION
Objectives.
The
objectives
of
this
Act
are
to
–
(a)
provide
an
effective
and
unified
legal,
regulatory
and
institutional
framework
for
the
prohibition,
prevention,
detection,
prosecution
and
punishment
of
cybercrimes
in
Nigeria;
(b)
ensure
the
protection
of
critical
national
information
infrastructure;
and
(c)
promote
cyber
security
and
the
protection
of
computer
systems
and
networks,
electronic
communications,
data
and
computer
programs,
intellectual
property
and
privacy
rights.
Application.
The
provisions
of
this
Act
shall
apply
throughout
the
Federal
Republic
of
Nigeria.
PART
II
-‐
PROTECTION
OF
CRITICAL
NATIONAL
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
(1)
The
President
may
on
the
recommendation
of
the
National
Security
Adviser,
by
Designation
of
Order
published
in
the
Federal
Gazette,
designate
certain
computer
systems,
and/or
certain
computer
networks,
whether
physical
or
virtual,
and/or
the
computer
programs,
computer
systems
or
data
and/or
traffic
data
vital
to
this
country
that
the
incapacity
or
destruction
of
or
networks
as
interference
with
such
system
and
assets
would
have
a
debilitating
impact
on
critical
national
security,
national
or
economic
security,
national
public
health
and
safety,
or
any
information
combination
of
those
matters
as
constituting
Critical
National
Information
infrastructure.
Infrastructure.
(2)
The
Presidential
Order
made
under
subsection
(1)
of
this
section
may
prescribe
minimum
standards,
guidelines,
rules
or
procedure
in
respect
of
-‐
(a)
the
protection
or
preservation
of
critical
information
infrastructure;
(b)
the
general
management
of
critical
information
infrastructure;
(c)
access
to,
transfer
and
control
of
data
in
any
critical
information
infrastructure;