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NCC moves to generate N632 billion revenue in 2022

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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC on Monday revealed it would generate a sum of N632.39 billion in 2022 fiscal year.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission stated this at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives 2022 budget defence of the agency in Abuja.

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This is as the communication regulatory agency reassured Nigerians that the recently launched Fifth Generation Network (5G) , will not be hazardous in anyway to users of the spectrum and the Nigeria community as a whole based on research already carried out.

According to him, the N632 billion targeted revenue, will comprise of expected proceeds from 5G spectrum auction.

“Each slot of the 5G spectrum is going for an exact price of N75 billion. However, in an auction, it can go as high as N100 billion.

“The exact price for the Spectrum auction, in 2022 will give the Federal Government, N300 billion. When the projected revenue is added to it, we are expecting well over N600 billion because it is an auction.

“Our revenue in 2022 will be higher than what is being generated in 2021 which as at the end of September was about N3115 billion.

“For the commission’s main budget, a sum of N86.2 is proposed for recurrent expenditures, N29.36 billion is for capital while N2.55 billion is earmarked for Special Projects”, he said .

When asked by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC Lagos Central) and some members on safety of the 5G, the NCC boss said nothing hazardous will happen from the network.

“Concerning the fear about the 5G spectrum, we share the same concern because it is justify and we have been sensitizing Nigerians about the safety of the new technology.

“Up till date, there is no credible evidence about the health hazard of the 5G technology, therefore it is safe”, he assured.

He stressed that the 5G Spectrum network is good for the economy and the nation’s social transformation.

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