The Senate has urged the Federal Government to delay the deployment of the 5th generation (5G) network for the time being.

This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the joint Senate Committee on Communications, Science and Technology, Cyber Crime and Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases on the Status of 5G network in Nigeria and its impact in Nigerian citizens.

The upper legislative chamber recommended that Nigeria should still observe the trend of 5G deployment around the globe and engage in extensive sensitization of the public through all channels before the commencement of commercial deployments in the country.

The committee also urged the Nigerian Communications Commission to conduct a scientific experimental study locally over a period of about six months to ascertain if a correlation exists between 5G networks and public health.