A team of lawyers at Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) have faulted the provision of N10 million for contravention in Nigeria’s National Digital Economy and E-governance Bill.
The bill, which is currently before the National Assembly seeks to create a comprehensive legal framework for the digital economy, covering aspects like electronic transactions, data protection, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure.
With provisions for all natures of events that take place in the digital space as applicable to public service institutions, private establishments, and individuals, the offenses and contravention section provides for a fine of N10 million as punishment for offenders who contravene the provision of the bill.
“This punishment section seems to have a major red flag which is the fine amount, the fine is not commensurate with any breach that might occur nor does it tally with the salary that persons working in the institution might earn meaning the government would have 90% of the time…