The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the fifth-generation (5G) network will enable the country’s youths to compete favourably in different sectors globally.
Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of the commission said this on Tuesday during the prize-giving ceremony of the third NCC national essay competition titled ‘5G Technology: Opportunities & Challenges’, which held in Abuja.
According to him: “The NCC is at the verge of auctioning spectrum for the provision of 5G technology, and we decided to take advantage of the moment by motivating and challenging our youths to be innovative and as resourceful as their counterparts in advanced countries,”
“The controversies surrounding COVID-19 and 5G technology is now in the past and I want to reassure you that the economic benefits of 5G to Nigeria post-coronavirus pandemic will be huge, especially as almost all businesses and activities of the government are migrating and offering their services online.
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“5G will enable a new kind of network to Nigerians that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices.
“Nigeria’s vibrant youth population stands to benefit immensely from the deployment of 5G as it will offer technopreneurs, technology enthusiasts, SMEs and tech-startups the platform to expand and network with other global players on a scale that has never been witnessed before.”
