Nigeria attaches great importance to the development of its digital economy and has pro-posed a number of initiatives to chart the way forward.Many Chinese digital trading companies have en-tered the Nigerian market to conduct business and have achieved remarkable results.The release of the Nigeria Data Protection Act shows that the Nigerian authorities prioritizes the protection of personal in-formation.It also poses new requirements and challenges to Chinese digital trading companies in Nigeria in protecting the rights of data subjects and conducting cross-border data flows in compliance with regu-lations.Focusing on this law,the paper analyzes its essential provisions and details and its differences from the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation,the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China and the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China,and investigates the impacts on Chinese digital trade enterprises in Nigeria by provisions"data security","data subject rights",and"cross-border data flow".Finally,this paper puts forward targeted response strategies for enterprises in the respects mentioned above to help Chinese enterprises with com-pliant operations and development of digital trade in Nigeria.
关键词
尼日利亚/数字贸易/数据保护法/数据安全/跨境数据流动
Key words
Nigeria/Digital Trade/Data Protection Act/Data Security/Cross-Border Data Flow