Internet Censorship in Nigeria - Nairaland is Endangered
NCC boss urges control of Internet content

DR. Eugene Juwa, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advocated the control of content that appears on the internet. Juwah spoke with newsmen in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is attending the 2011 Expo of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

“There has to be some measure of control on content in a volatile political situation where messages, anonymous messages, are coming through internet and exacerbating this volatile situation; it cannot be allowed.’’ Juwah, who spoke against the backdrop of recent events in North Africa, said that regardless of who was in charge, it was necessary to have an authority in charge of the content of the internet.

“We must find a way to regulate it; whether it is left to the regulators to do or to government, or to the service providers to do – it has to be worked out, but there has to be control of content.’’ Juwah also spoke on the quality of the services which the GSM companies were rendering Nigerians, saying that only substantial investments could improve the situation. He said that although the networks were investing in improvement, they were still being hampered by legal requirements, especially on issues bordering on the environment.
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I have a brilliant solution to Dr. Eugene Juwa's mental anguish over anonymous internet messages posted by disgruntled elements.   The good doctor could commit suicide right away, as a preventive measure that would guarantee a definitive end to the pain and frustration about which he currently shrieks.

Free flow of information is always a threat to people who have something to hide.
Volatile environment my foot.

I guess the events in North Africa was caused by the internet rather than the sit tight despots it helped in flushing away.

A very dangerous suggestion it is.

Meh, proxy dey. It's not like Nigeria has any technology, they can't even handle the 21st century necessity called electricity talk less monitoring the growing Nigerian internet.

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Abeg make una help me tellam say even for china wey dem dey censore everything for their internet, them boys still they beat them govament tekinology. I dey smell fishy fish sey them wan take style style use chanell of censorship embezle money at the end of the day them want take style style patch them ass so tey people no go they help them wash them dirty dirty Linen on top internet.
9ja Govamint I hail oooooooo!!!!!!!!

see this
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-790008.0.html

it can't work, it can never work, it's not possible

nonsense

Who is afraid of the internet if not those who have skeletons in their cupboards?

Is this a Freedom of The Press issue, or an Invasion of Privacy issue?

How does this affect us as Webmasters?

Would love to have your take on this.

Do you believe the goverment has a right to monitor your blog and FB activities and maybe prosecute you for saying your mind, if they feel its against National Security?

Jakumo:

I have a brilliant solution to Dr. Eugene Juwa's mental anguish over anonymous internet messages posted by disgruntled elements. The good doctor could commit suicide right away, as a preventive measure that would guarantee a definitive end to the pain and frustration about which he currently shrieks.

u said it all.thanks

Now will be a good time for webmasters to send in bogus proposals

chei Naija I hail thee. just how many of our security challenges can be traced to internet propganda?

boko haram? MEND? kidnappings?

our proclivity for making mockery of ourselves is limitless, evidently.

Just saw this on twitter "Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Website Hacked http://efccnigeria.org #SayNoToInternetCensorship" . .

A revolution?  

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The Website seems to ve gone offline. .

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It's Fixed Already. .I'm impressed!

they cannot protect their own site yet they would censor us.

Of course we know who draws the iron curtain. We know where they will get help.

The Chinaman will show his hand.

Fellow Nigerians. The Great FireWall of Nigeria is about to be built.

This is just the beginning.

whatever happened to the FOI act?

fuccking people,

dem wan jonse oh,

come is this a joke or what u never give us light charge our systems, our telecoms operators dey chop us the next thing censor very soon we all will hear dat INTERNET has been blocked in Nigeria

our dilapidated internet service can as well serve as internet censorship to the NCC.

Lemme catch that boy, na the belt wey im wear i go comoth flog am.

She was probably scared because she heard that Ghadafi loyalists and officials are being executed. Dont worry miss censor, WE DONT HAVE ELECTRICITY TO BROWSE.

they dont even have the capacity to do such, their level of intellectual mediocrity never ceases to amaze me,

how can people who find it impossible to put in place constant electricity with technology that has been around for ages seek to censor the usage of another

technology whose very existence is based on constant innovation, and change, with all the proxies, tunnels, vpns around?, methinks the minister is just talking so as to appear politically correct, if on the other hand they are serious about this, that means they want to embezzle millions, nay, billions of naira because they will continue pouring money into a hole that is getting deeper everyday, one that is impossible to fill,

A thought must be paid to the safety of Nigerian children's on the Internet. Children's are gaining more access to the Internet in Nigeria, from school and from home, and there are some problems that need to be considered, such as the "risk that a child may be exposed to inappropriate material of a intimate or violent nature." Only pornographic websites should be censored in Nigeria.

the ones u already blocked is not enough? e.g tagged.com, singlesnet.com e.t.c. is easy for them to do. all they need is to list all the sites and give it the isp,s in nigeria and it will be added to their server. one day na ony day ,