As Nigeria’s laws are still playing catch-up in a world that has gone digital, lawmakers and digital rights experts are calling for urgent updates to the country’s “analog” laws to protect citizens, safeguard minors, and balance national security with human rights in the online space, writes Onozure Dania

AS Nigeria struggles toward a fully digital future, lawmakers are raising urgent calls to modernise the country’s legal framework to protect citizens online.

At a two-day legislative retreat in Lagos, experts, civil society actors, and federal legislators gathered to chart a path for digital rights laws that balance innovation, security, and human rights.

The retreat, held from November 21–22, 2025, at the Radisson Blu in Ikeja, brought together nearly 20 federal lawmakers, technical experts, and civil society organisations.