The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has been directed by the Nigerian House of Representatives to block all pornographic sites in the country.
This is even as the motion sponsored by Kastina State lawmaker, Dalhatu Tafoki, demands that all internet service providers block all such contents with immediate effect.
Tafoki argued that cyber pornography was becoming a global problem, and that Nigeria had not taken adequate steps to address it.
Also he stated that Nigeria is a “highly religious country” where major faiths preach against and prohibit nudity and obscenity.
Furthermore, the lawmaker went further to state that several countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East had enacted laws banning pornography.
Making reference to warnings from psychologists and sociologists about the negative impact of pornography, the lawmaker asserted that pornography could lead to adultery, prostitution and addiction.
The House however subjected the motion to a voice vote where the lawmakers voted in support of it, and the House directed the NCC to impose penalties on service providers that fail to comply with the directive
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