The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has said the federal government has approved the National Policy on fifth generation (5G) network in Nigeria.
Pantami spoke in Abuja after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.
He explained that the benefits that accrue from employing such network include larger capacity, higher data rates among other economic, health, security and educational opportunities.
According to the Minister, the radiation from the 5G has proven to be lower than the 4G, televisions or micro waves, contrary to stories peddled on social media.
There have been concerns about the deployment of the 5G communications network especially over its purported linkage with the COVID-19 outbreak.
