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| Johnson, CommsTech Minister |
The
Federal government of Nigeria, may have advanced plans for the establishment of
N550 million Information Technology Development Fund (ITDF) in a bid to
"empower young and talented Nigerians to tap into the potentialities of
the sector for the development of the nation."
AP reports
that Communication Technology minister Omobola Johnson made this disclosure in
Abuja last Sunday that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) remained
neglected by the government, but with the creation of the ministry, the current
administration is now alive to the sector as a necessary tool for
national development.
Allaying
fears of residents of major cities, Johnson said there was no empirical
evidence that telecommunication masts emit substances harmful to human beings.
However,
the ministry and regulatory bodies in the telecommunication and environment
sectors would ensure that infrastructure was not erected in harmful manner, she
added.
According
to Omobola Johnson, "the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is also
doing some advocacy around whether or not the base stations are harmful because
there are a lot of researches that had been done by the WHO, the UN and
different other agencies."
"As
at today, there is no empirical evidence that emissions from base stations
cause harm," she said.
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