Nigeria Moves To Replace Foreign Cartoons With Local Content To Prevent ‘Foreign Behaviors’ Of Children [Video]

The Nigerian government has expressed concern that children in the country are being overexposed to international cartoon characters and learning “foreign behaviors” that are not aligned with local values.

The comments were made earlier this month by Lanre Onilu, director-general of Nigeria’s National Orientation Agency (NOA), which is the agency tasked with communicating government policies and fostering national unity and development.

In comments reported by Nigerian newspaper The Guardian, Onilu said:

We are worried that Nigeria is giving birth to children with foreign behaviors. We have noticed that our kids learn many foreign attitudes through cartoons from other countries. We are going to replace them with local cartoons that will promote our character and culture so that those currently shown on GOtv, StarTimes, and the rest will be substituted.

The tv listings for Nigerian children’s television includes many American series like Spongebob Squarepants, Sofia the First, Craig of the Creek, Cyberchase, Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks,…