CONFIRMED! FG working on policy towards 5G deployment
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By Emmanuel Elebeke
Nigeria may soon join other forward-thinking nations of the world to deploy the fifth Generation, 5G network services in the country.
This is as the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, at the weekend revealed that government is putting finishing touches to the policy that will allow 5G services to be deployed in the country.
The minister, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, also debunked claims that deployment of technology in Nigeria, will come with health implications. He said that there is no known scientific evidence till date, suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety.
Minister, stakeholders affirm Health Safety of 5G
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….As Senate holds public hearing
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarifying that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety.
Pantami stated this when he led the heads of agencies under his ministry to an investigative public hearing by the Senate Joint Committee on Communications; Science and Technology; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, at the National Assembly Chamber in Abuja on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
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February 26, 2021
Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have affirmed that depliyment of 5G technology pose no health risk to public health and safety.
The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarified that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety.
The minister made the assertion when he led the heads of agencies under his ministry and other stakeholders to an investigative public hearing by the Senate Joint Committee on Communications; Science and Technology; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, at the National Assembly Chamber in Abuja on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
By Emmanuel Elebeke
Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have affirmed that depliyment of 5G technology pose no health risk to public health and safety.
The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarified that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety.
The minister made the assertion when he led the heads of agencies under his ministry and other stakeholders to an investigative public hearing by the Senate Joint Committee on Communications; Science and Technology; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, at the National Assembly Chamber in Abuja on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
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