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abbey621:
And that I fully disagree with. We have more pertinent problems than pornography! Our youths and children are still considered well mannered compared to the so called advanced countries and we don't have as much of a drug and gun violence incidents as those countries. The article makes it seem as if most Nigerian internet users have homosexual tendencies when in reality most Nigerians detest homosexuality.

Well let's hope that we don't see those fruits in 5-20years time.

Koleman:
Copied from Facebook written by Wisdom Chimekenim
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Breaking News!Rt.Hon.Rotimi Amaechi named as
minister of Transportation.It will be recalled that
ministry of aviation that has to do airports and air
transportations has now been merged with ministry
of Transpotation.Which means,Amaechi will be
incharge of both air,land and sea transports
including railways,aircrafts,ships and maritime
authority,Amaechi will now have the power to
determine the aircrafts which will be grounded at
the airports and the ones to release.He now has the
power to monitor the movements of enemies of
state.What a juicy ministry!Indeed,whats goes
around comes around.
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Good for Ameachi, my daddy says start small. Ameachi started as APC driver driving el-rufai, Sanusi and co round Abuja and Ekiti. Today, he is minister of transportation, controlling aviation and its many mdas, frsc, nimasa, vio, shipping and maritime, oil cargoes, roads, railways, rivers, forest, everywhere Nigeria.

onetrack:
I give my own life purpose. That is all that matters.

Lol, that's delusional.

dragon2:
Actually,we have to notice a subtile difference.Yes,we are highly rank in Google searches for porn but,that's it.It's just searches. The key difference is that in the West and Asia these porn sites are long bookmarked by their people who have access to large bandwidth to home connections and don't have to go to cybercafes. Their PC in some cases boot to porn sites using active desktops. So in essence, it a stat that is flawed or should I say,lacks definitive substance. People hooked to porn would definitely bookmark it and not search using google.It therefore may suggest we are not as hooked to it like the rest of the world.

It's indicating where we are going. Our people are searching massively, and will likely bookmark massively. Its a future problem and timebomb as we're blessed with a big population, yet no control and solutions to the fall out.

4C2215131:
I beg to differ. I don't believe porn has anything to do with rape. A rapist is a sick demented and evil individual. It is a phenomenon that exist independent of pornography. Suggesting the latter informs the former is taking it a bit far.

It's a process, like sowing and reaping. A new group of rapists are evolving and all they need is opportunity, and no risk of being caught. i suppose that's very easy in Nigeria.

pamcode:
Porn is bad for your health o. I discovered my brain seems to lose info too much after watching it.



But op are you trying to tell me that countries like japan and some other asian countries watch less porn than Nigeria. I dont believe it

The problem the article highlights more is that of control. We have a huge population and budding youths but we lack the capacity for the dangers the future portends.

enygmababe:
@image123, this write up is quite interesting. I don't know if this is all yours or copyrighted but I am interested in discussing more with you on collaborating in an article for publication in relation to this topic. I am sending you a pm. Please reply soon

Hey I've replied. i didn't write the article, I read it online and thought to share, thanks. The source is in the opening post.

SeverusSnape:
I thought of that too, How in the world will Nigeria ever "outstrip" America in porn consumption... Well, maybe in a hundred years from now.

The article referred to search and quest. Searching for is different from watching or streaming.

favoured234:
Also you can follow leke alder on twitter and facebook...

Now I am suspecting I know the person behind this moniker, hope you've bought television

Yeah i saw the link on Leke Adler's twitter timeline. It's not my article oh, i simply shared.

Preciousone4ril:
Quote ur source for the studies . This are frivolous claims

Why not disclaim the OP intelligibly.

abbey621:
I challenge the OP or the source to bring out the same statistic for countries like France, USA and so on, you would be shocked to find out that the more advanced the country is, the higher the Data. I don't know about the OP but common sense would tell you that there are more porn watchers in the USA than Nigeria. Simple fact: There are more people with laptops and phones in the USA than Nigeria, the internet connection is also a lot faster. Now mix that with a society where outing one's sexuality is often encouraged and what you'll have is a very perverted society.



Look at the bold part of the quote above and let it be the premise of this discussion. The statistic is based on relativity to other searches from the same country. Could this high ratio be due to the fact that majority of Nigerians hardly make use of Google search? Could it be that we have more people focused on social media than actually looking for answers on the net or could it be that as a society we are still naive in regards to what homosexuality and pornography means and the only way to educate ourselves is to search for answers on the internet? Anyway anyhow, the statistic is skewed and there's no cause for alarm, Nigeria still remains one of the more cultured countries in the world and certainly not as wayward as the more advanced countries out there!

The main thrust of the full article is that it is more a problem for us to handle than the advanced countries, especially in the near future.

phreakabit:
The reddened discredits this piece of crap report.

Maybe you could supply the real data.

mmsen:
There are at least 93 million internet users in Nigeria, not sure where you pulled your stats from.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/09/internet-users-in-nigeria-rise-to-93-5m/

The data given in the article is confirmed by the WorldBank. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2

The ncc may be referring to configured lines. Some people have six lines each with 10mb upon recharge, that can be a little misleading.

hollandis:
Stupidd research .Nigeria outstripped American indeed.What megabytes do you guys have to be downloading those huge HD videos and pictures? In America all the cafes have free WiFi

Your foolish statistic ,assumptions and conclusion is false and a waste of financial resources if any

The article referred to search, not download or streaming.

sonOfLucifer:
Bro, I'm atheist. Was never a satanist. dear lord, doesnt your bible teach you irony?

Irony is if you called yourself sonOfGod. Dear Lord Jesus, who taught you irony muskee?

sonOfLucifer:
Aid your sexual fantasy.
Good frontpage topic btw. hope you havent wanked your fingerprints away

Do you speak English?

Ddaji:
born loser ,the minister of Niger delta is from cross river state (pastor Usein Usein ) wailler shame on you

Oh okay, the name sounds like a northern name. There's no spin or taint to it.

meforyou1:
how can a sensible man merge power with works and housing?

A sensible man knows that you need power to do work. Even science and physics clearly teach that energy, power and work are related. This is mere secondary school not higher institution or rocket science.

dalaman:
You stated it.

No i didn't.

Omonjoe:
Is Fashola handling two ministries? Power and Works & Housing

That man has just started working. By the time FG is done with him, his hairs will be green. Congratulations to him.

dalaman:
How do you know that his existence doesn't have any meaning or value? Does your own existence have a better meaning and value than his because he doesn't share your belief?

How do you know if i think that his existence doesn't have any meaning or value?

daywalker02:
pls compare power works and housing and finance or fct, to transport

But Diezani was caught stealing under transportation, she has not been caught yet under petroleum.

chukel:
I hope lokpobri doesn't get nigerdelta ministry

Went to a northerner and a Yoruba man. na Change.

Chylo:
What is dry about it? Dont u know that aviation alone which is under it, is one of d juiciest, not to talk of d other parts.

Aviation has its own ministry headed by Sirika.

Ameachi our APC driver, good one, na destiny oh. Wailers, ask Ngige for your 5000, lol.

onetrack:
Once the world has ended, what is God's purpose? Repeat the process again? Create another earth and another heaven and hell and play this game over again?

Does God's existence have any meaning?

This one doesn't know if his own existence has any meaning or value, yet he is asking of someone else's. Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

sonOfLucifer:
Is God still relevant?

Interesting, you still have nightmares and headaches about God's relevance. Try hardest to fully convince yourself, it removes nothing from the fact.
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Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power , when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

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3. Institute policies and enforce strict penalties for the distribution of Internet pornography featuring minors and the distribution of pornography to minors. A cyber task force should be set up to monitor same.

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4. Commission research to regularly measure consumption of Internet pornography by children and teenagers in Nigeria and their resultant attitudes towards sex and sexuality.

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5. Finally, keep conversations about sexuality in Nigeria on the front burner to help promote positive ideologies about sex.

I have chosen to begin the conversation on my platform. What will you do?

(PS: If you think you should be talking to someone about your pornography consumption, suspected addiction to pornography/masturbation or know someone who needs help, here’s a link that can help: www.jacknjillive.com/therapy.)

Source


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I have a deeper concern that there may be a link between increased access to violent sexual content (e.g. Nigeria’s growing interest in rape videos) and increased sexual violence. To be fair, there is no detailed study on the correlation between the two even in developed nations, however I came across an interesting comment in the article, A User’s Manual by The Economist. In the article, Meg Kaplan, a Psychologist at Columbia University who treats those convicted of sex offences, thinks it likely that some sexual tastes are formed around puberty. That means ill-timed exposure to unpleasant or bizarre material could cause a lifelong problem. Various researchers have found that heavy users of pornography are more likely to have become sexually active early, to regard sex as a mere physiological function, like eating or drinking, and to have tried to coerce others into sex. But no one knows which came first: the pornography or the problem.

According to UNICEF, “one out of every four girls and one out of every ten boys in Nigeria suffers sexual violence.” The Mirabel Centre reports that 592 of their 845 patients are under the age of 18. This is 70% of the total number! In a 2014 spot survey of 1,000 random Nigerians conducted by NOI Polls [on behalf of Stand to End Rape (STER)], 49% of those surveyed stated they knew a child rape victim. But how much of sexual violence in Nigeria can be attributed to our cultural views of sex and how much can we begin to attribute to early access to sexual content online and on devices? We do not have enough data to say for sure.

UNICEF_Sexual Violation

In the UK’s Channel 4 documentary referenced earlier on, some sexual therapists speculate that pornography addiction leads to false expectations in real life. They posit that the rise in popularity of requests for anal and gagging during sex may be linked to their popularity in porn. To be clear, consensual sexual preferences are not the issue and are beyond the scope of my article. However, the fact that the sexual therapist in the documentary reported that some women were coerced is within my purview.

In many countries where pornography can be readily accessed by teenagers, there are legal, social, medical and spiritual structures in place to protect them and to counterbalance the effects. Nigeria does not yet have those structures; yet, our pornography consumption rates are rising. To this end, Nigeria must consider a number of proactive actions as a matter of priority.

First, I am not an advocate for banning Internet content wholesale. Knee jerk reactions do not work. In developed countries, it has been found that sexual filters still let blogs and social networks through, so platforms like Snapchat and Tumblr can still distribute pornography to teenagers. Instead, I recommend the following specific solutions:

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1. Encourage structured conversations about sex among children and teenagers online, in homes, in schools and in places of worship. If pornography is providing one perspective about sex, healthy alternative perspectives must also be provided.

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2. Provide factual and age-relevant material and information about sex. If a teenager wants to know about anal sex, there should be safe places to find the information outside of pornography. If he/she asks a parent or religious leader, the request should not elicit a blush or a blank stare. If young people don’t know what is real, how can they then tell what is fake and properly contextualise it?

Authority figures and counsellors must also be up-to-date with popular culture and lingo on sexuality. According to Kelly Wallace, CNN’s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life, there are many slangs and abbreviations that are used by teens while chatting about sexuality. Conversations with teenagers may require an understanding of these slangs. Here are some of the more popular ones:

IWSN – I want sex now
GNOC – Get naked on camera
NIFOC – Naked in front of computer
PIR – Parent in room
CU46 – See you for sex
53X – Sex
9 – Parent watching
99 – Parent gone
1174′ – Party meeting place
Broken – Hungover from alcohol
420 – Marijuana
POS – Parent over shoulder
SUGARPIC – Suggestive or erotic photo
KOTL – Kiss on the lips
(L)MIRL – Let’s meet in real life
PRON – pornography
TDTM – Talk dirty to me
8 – MouthAction
CD9 – Parents around/Code 9
IPN – I’m posting naked
LH6 – Let’s have se,x
WTTP – Want to trade pictures?
DOC – Drug of choice
TWD – Texting while driving
GYPO – Get your pants off
KPC- Keeping parents clueless

Now, back to Nigeria.

Nigeria currently enjoys about 37% internet penetration. This means 63 million people enjoy internet access, a significant portion of them being teenagers. (For perspective, the population of connected Nigerians is about that of the entire population of the United Kingdom.)

In 2014, A.T. Kearney, the global management consulting firm revealed the countries with the most devoted Internet users. Nigeria was number 2. Nigerians do not just have access to the Internet; they love to use it.

Nigeria’s Ministry of Information & Communications projects that the country will have 76% broadband penetration by 2020. Are we ready for the increased access to Internet pornography that this will create?

These are my main concerns: Will a nation without credible and well resourced policing structures be able to protect minors and the vulnerable from online solicitation or the expressions of sexual deviants and psychopaths? Who ensures that minors with little understanding of or a frame of reference for sexuality are protected from early access to sexual material? Who tells them that what they are seeing isn’t real? Who manages their expectations of real life intimacy? Who deals with the fall-out of a child whose first experience with sex may be cruelty and domination? Where are the professionals required to assist a growing youth population grappling with sexuality issues? Who treats the addicted?

According to the National Association of Clinical Psychologists (NACP), there are only 42 Clinical Psychologists and 180 Psychiatrists registered with the association in Nigeria. Taken together, this is a ratio of 1 mental health professional to 766,000 Nigerian citizens. Dr. David Igbokwe, a Nigerian Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist posits that if we take into consideration the broader ecosystem of mental health professionals – Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Trained Counsellors – including those in private practice, Nigeria may have up to 1,200 mental health professionals. This is a paltry number if Internet pornography addiction were to take firm root in Nigeria. Already, in one month of existence of the Jack & Jil Therapy platform, addiction to pornography & masturbation has been the most recurrent issue.

In a society where the family unit is increasingly becoming fractured and where parental oversight is not what it used to be, we cannot afford to add a layer of sexuality issues to our national troubles. We simply do not have the structures in place to deal with it. Presently, Nigeria has little or no restrictions to internet access. This includes an absence of restrictions to child pornography and lack of protection for children and teenagers who may be exploited or behaviourally programmed. Teenagers already have easy access to real life sexual liaisons on the Internet. From the Lagos Sex Network to Twitter After Dark to Creamy Escorts, opportunities abound if you’re looking for a sexual partner via the Internet. Snapchat has also introduced Snapcash, making it easy to pay for shared nudes.

sonOfLucifer:
I know you miss me. I wish the feeling was mutual.

miss you to do what?