DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY ISSUES IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Sports administration in Nigeria is both a public and a private issue and as both levels of government are involved, a lot of record and personal information is involved. It is common knowledge that the advent of information communication technology has made information creation and dissemination much easier and faster than before and this calls for effective regimes for the protection of personal information.
This articles examines the evolution of sports administration in Nigeria and the place of informational privacy and data protection. It points out that though the field of sports law in Nigeria is a developing field of law, there is the need for the parties involved to ensure that risks are minimised while the integrity of sports is preserved. Since sports practitioners and administrators collate and process data from time to time, they must recognise the limits that are imposed on the use, transfer and exchange of such data. Â The article draws lessons from other jurisdictions and points out though there are Guidelines for data protection in Nigeria, she does not yet have an effective data protection regime and thus much needs to be done to protect personal information in the field of sports as well as other fields.
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