The Nigerian Communication Commission has reassured the public that the new Fifth Generation network also known as 5G, has no negative health effects.

Its Enugu Zonal Controller, Ogbonnaya Ugama, who made the clarification at a round table with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments, insisted that international bodies including the World Health Organizations (WHO) had established a threshold that there is no solid evidence that emissions from electromagnetic devices including handsets or the 5G causes negative health effects on humans and animals.

The controller however, advised users not to hold these electromagnetic devices like handsets close to their body, if they had doubts.

The controller further disclosed that the 5G network was already operational in six states: Lagos, Imo, Borno, Kano, Rivers, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and would be extended to other states by 2025.