By Yinka Olopade
Tuesday March 11, 2025
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The Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to compel all internet service providers to block all phonographic sites in the country with immediate effect.
The green chamber gave the order today following a motion sponsored by an All Progressive Congress (APC) lawmaker from Katsina State, Dalhatu Tafoki and fully supported by the house.
Tafoki, who moved the motion, argued that cyber pornography was becoming a global problem, adding that Nigeria had not taken adequate steps to address it.
According to him, Nigeria is a “highly religious country” where major faiths preach against and prohibit nudity and obscenity.
The lawmaker went further to state that several countries across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East had enacted laws banning pornography.
To drive home his point, the Katsina lawmaker referred to warnings from psychologists and sociologists about the negative impact of pornography.
According to him, pornography could lead to adultery, prostitution, and addiction.
He said, “Renowned psychologists and sociologists around the world have issued stern warnings on the psychological, sociological, and mental consequences of viewing pornographic content.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, subjected the motion to a voice vote, where the lawmakers voted in support of it.
The House directed the NCC to impose penalties on service providers that fail to comply with the directive.
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