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Nigeria — NDA / confidentiality agreement
General guidance, not legal advice. Confirm items marked “verify locally” with local counsel or the relevant registry.
Last reviewed: 2024-06-01 · v1 · common law
Steps
- Identify the disclosing and receiving parties and define the confidential information in scope.
- Set the duration of confidentiality and any post-termination survival period.
- Add a governing-law and dispute-resolution clause consistent with the legal family of the jurisdiction.
- Have both parties (or authorised signatories for entities) sign; witnessing is good practice even where not mandatory.
Notarisation
Verify locallyPrivate NDAs are generally enforceable as simple private contracts without notarisation.
Stamp duty / registration
Verify locallySome jurisdictions apply stamp duty to written agreements above a value threshold or when produced in court; NDAs with no monetary value are commonly exempt.
Filing authority
Verify locallyNo filing with a public authority is normally required for a private NDA.
Typical timeline
Verify locallyTypically same-day to a few days for negotiation and signature; no registration timeline applies.
Source
Verify locallyCompany/labour statutes of the jurisdiction (e.g. Companies Act, Labour Act) and general contract law; verify the exact statute and section locally.