Abstract
This paper reviews the provisions of the Evidence Act, 2011 on Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and, Electronically Generated Evidence (EGE). It discusses the nature of ESI and EGE, the limitations on the admissibility of ESI and EGE in view of the 2011 Evidence Act, and concludes with the opinion that the provisions of the act is not adequate as the nature of ESI and EGE was not duly considered. The paper suggests that there is a need to do away with the old distinction on primary and secondary evidence which had hitherto affected the admissibility of ESI and EGE. This paper concludes by advising Nigerian legislators on the need to consider a review of the Evidence Act, 2011 particularly in line with the position of the law in other countries, so as to ensure that the law of evidence in Nigeria on admissibility of ESI and EGE measures up to the acceptable trend in developed countries and, also ensures that justice is dispensed by taking advantage of technological advancement which is now global.
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