“Students Using Gov’t Tablets to Watch Porn, Not Study” — Haruna Iddrisu
Education Minister warns some SHS students are misusing government-provided tablets for non-academic purposes
- Some SHS students are misusing government-provided tablets to access pornography and other non-academic content
- Around 980,000 of 1.3 million tablets have yet to be fully customised and restricted for educational use
- Government will enforce restrictions to ensure the devices are used strictly for learning purposes
Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has raised concerns that some students are misusing government-provided tablets for non-academic activities, including accessing pornographic content.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, November 27, Iddrisu revealed that around 980,000 of the 1.3 million tablets distributed to Senior High Schools nationwide have yet to be fully customised and restricted to educational purposes.
“I inherited a contract worth about US$337 million, which involved distributing 1.3 million tablets to all free senior high schools so learners could access digital tools. Currently, about 980,000 have been deployed,” the Minister explained.
He added, “My attention was drawn to the fact that many of the devices are not customised, and students are using them for other purposes, including pornography, which is not acceptable.”
Iddrisu stressed that the government is taking the misuse seriously:
“The government is taking a high view of it, and there must be restrictions on what the tablets can be used for. They should be used strictly for study purposes.”
