Nigerian Lawmakers Call for a National Ban on Online Pornography

Abuja, Nigeria– Lawmakers within the Nigerian Home of Representatives have ordered a nationwide ban on entry to leisure platforms for adults within the digital house of the nation. In accordance with local information reportThe home voted overwhelming to assist the movement that the Nigerian Communications Fee ordered to implement the overall ban.

The measure was decided throughout a plenary assembly on Tuesday. Rep. Dalhatu Tafoki sponsored the motion in which was called for a means to protect the ‘social values’ of Nigeria.

“I wish to transfer a movement for the necessity to block web web sites that host pornographic content material and punish the web suppliers liable for the position,” Tafoki mentioned. “The home notes that cyber pornography rapidly turns into a worldwide drawback and no concrete steps have been taken to scale back his phenomenon in Nigeria.”

He justified the measure by referring to the spiritual historical past of the nation. He added that “all main religions within the nation ban nakedness and obscenity in any type.” He additionally referred to how completely different international locations in Asia, Africa and the Center East just lately adopted legal guidelines that forbid pornography.

After the Passage, Home Speaker Tajuden Abass referred the movement to the Communic Communications and Legislative Compliance Committees to make sure that the Nigerian Communications Fee and Web Service Suppliers implement the prohibition and report 4 weeks later for additional motion.