* Probes 5G Communication Network In Nigeria
The upper chamber of the National Assembly has put modality in
place to probe the 5G communication network in the country.
The Senate, which ordered the government to put on hold to its
execution, mandated the Committees on Communication, Public Health
and Science and Technology to carry out an investigation and report
back within four weeks.
The red chamber stated this after the deliberation on a motion
by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to
the status of the 5G network in the country.
Ekwunife said her motion was borne out of the need to assure
Nigerians of their safety by asking the Federal Government to
postpone the launch until a proper investigation was carried
out.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, said the 5G
network deployment remained a controversial issue.
He said the experts should be allowed to handle it and
deliberate on the merits and demerits of its deployment.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele said it would be irresponsible of any
government to subscribe to a technology that won’t be safe for its
citizens.
He noted that no scientific research has been done by any agency
of the Federal Government on the 5G network.
He said countries in Europe were already investigating the
implications of the deployment and wondered why Nigeria had yet to
do so.
The Senate therefore asked its committees on Communication,
Science, Technology and ICT, and that of Health to conduct a
thorough investigation with a view to determining the status of the
5G network in the country.
In the interim, the red chamber asked the relevant federal
agency supervising the ICT operations in the country to suspend the
5G deployment until a thorough probe to determine its suitability
for human health had been achieved.
The joint committees were asked to submit its report within four
weeks.
* Probes 5G Communication Network In Nigeria
The upper chamber of the National Assembly has put modality in
place to probe the 5G communication network in the country.
The Senate, which ordered the government to put on hold to its
execution, mandated the Committees on Communication, Public Health
and Science and Technology to carry out an investigation and report
back within four weeks.
The red chamber stated this after the deliberation on a motion
by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to
the status of the 5G network in the country.
Ekwunife said her motion was borne out of the need to assure
Nigerians of their safety by asking the Federal Government to
postpone the launch until a proper investigation was carried
out.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, said the 5G
network deployment remained a controversial issue.
He said the experts should be allowed to handle it and
deliberate on the merits and demerits of its deployment.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele said it would be irresponsible of any
government to subscribe to a technology that won’t be safe for its
citizens.
He noted that no scientific research has been done by any agency
of the Federal Government on the 5G network.
He said countries in Europe were already investigating the
implications of the deployment and wondered why Nigeria had yet to
do so.
The Senate therefore asked its committees on Communication,
Science, Technology and ICT, and that of Health to conduct a
thorough investigation with a view to determining the status of the
5G network in the country.
In the interim, the red chamber asked the relevant federal
agency supervising the ICT operations in the country to suspend the
5G deployment until a thorough probe to determine its suitability
for human health had been achieved.
The joint committees were asked to submit its report within four
weeks.