Unprecedentedly, data is infecting human life in a continually emerging and diverse
form and has become the biggest asset regardless whether it is a business or an
individual. Every bit of human life is now digitalized and added in a form of data
as birth records, medical records, locations, bank or financial records, etc. mostly for
our very own convenience compromising even the data security fundamentals. This
sudden transformation has tipped nations of the World to find a solution to the use of
emerging technologies without necessarily compromising of individual guaranteed
rights. Given its sovereign nature, Nigeria has also made several attempts to protect
the data of her citizen. Thus, this paper examines the Journey of Nigeria in enacting
a law that will safeguard the privacy of its citizens, what the enacted laws have
achieved and the challenges bedeviling its maximum implementation. The paper
equally suggests ways to realize the full implementation of the law to better the lots of
the nation and its citizens.