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Issues in Internet Regulation in Nigeria: The need to Promulgate a Befitting Legislation

One of the most profound problems in modern Nigeria is the challenge of regulating the internet. As at the end of March 2019, the total number of internet users in Nigeria reached 111.6 million conveniently placing the country in the 7th place among the countries of the world with the highest number of internet users. There is no gainsaying that the internet has contributed immensely to the development of the country in all spheres but also the multidimensional atrocities that have been carried out via the internet cannot be gainsaid. The internet is an integral part of the structure of modern society. It is for this reason that it is no longer only the real space that should be regulated, the cyberspace has to be made subject to definite guiding principles. The paper briefly describes the history of internet regulation in Nigeria and incidences of internet abuse. Furthermore, the subject of internet censorship is discussed putting into consideration certain jurisdictions of the world. The paper also seeks to make a succinct review of the controversial Protection from internet falsehood and manipulation bill which is presently a subject of the legislative process at the senate arm of the National Assembly. The writer concludes by proffering some pragmatic recommendations which are believed to sustain the requisite capacity to ameliorate the present situation.