CYBERCRIMES
(PROHIBITION,
PREVENTION,
ETC)
ACT,
2015
Explanatory
Memorandum
The
Act
provides
an
effective,
unified
and
comprehensive
legal,
regulatory
and
institutional
framework
for
the
prohibition,
prevention,
detection,
prosecution
and
punishment
of
cybercrimes
in
Nigeria.
This
act
also
ensures
the
protection
of
critical
national
information
infrastructure,
and
promotes
cybersecurity
and
the
protection
of
computer
systems
and
networks,
electronic
communications,
data
and
computer
programs,
intellectual
property
and
privacy
rights.