The article concludes that while Nigeria has established foundational cybercrime and data protection legislation, its procedural dispute resolution rules remain dangerously unequipped to address sophisticated cyber threats such as ransomware, Business Email Compromise (BEC), digital identity theft, and deepfake evidence manipulation. To prevent institutional breakdown and preserve commercial trust, the article proposes concrete statutory amendments to the Evidence Act 2011 and Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023, the promulgation of uniform National Judicial Council Practice Directions on Cybersecurity and Virtual Hearings, and the mandatory adoption of institutional cybersecurity protocols across courts and arbitral institutions.
Year: 2026
Type: article
Source: Global Insights Law Journal
DOI: 10.67588/0014
Author: Ireju Iwunze
Institution: Rivers State University
Language: English
Topic: Education, Law, and Society
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: closed
OpenAlex ID: W7225635767
