NITDA Identifies Electronic Appliances More ‘Hazardous’ Than 5G Network

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has urged Nigerians to embrace 5G network installation in order to allow even greater technology to be useful in the country.

According to the technology agency, scientific research has proven that microwaves, fridges, televisions and other electronics in our homes are even more hazardous than the 5G network technology.

“The sooner we embrace it, the better for us, even if we don’t, others will take it,” said the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi.

Naija News understands that Abdullahi stated this while interacting with newsmen in Kano on Monday.

He maintained that there is no scientific evidence that the 5G network has any health risk as claimed in many reports. Abdullahi reiterates that for Nigeria to succeed in digital technology, it must adopt the 5G network in the country.

“Before, there was a conspiracy theory that the 5G network has health effects, but there is no scientific evidence.

“Based on the scientific research, the frequency used in microwave, fridges, television and other electronics is more hazardous than the 5G network technology,” he stated.

Kashifu stressed that Nigeria must embrace the new technology, adding that the future is now digital and for Nigeria to succeed in the 21st century, it must be digital.

“We have new emerging technologies coming up like self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and others, and these technologies are computers; they need a channel of communication, which is 5G network.

“The sooner we embrace it, the better for us, even if we don’t, others will take it,” he added.

He noted that the ICT was now contributing more than oil and gas to Nigeria’s economy. “Before this administration, ICT was contributing less than 5% GDP, today ICT is contributing 17.93% GDP,” Kashifu stated.