The
Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Tuesday said it never claimed that
mobile phones cause cancer.
In a statement released Tuesday,
the agency said it never issued any statement or made any presentation to that
effect because there is no scientific basis to make such declaration.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,
had on Thursday reported that the agency warned Nigerians against the use of
sub-standard phones, saying this was responsible for some cancer ailments.
NAN quoted an official of the
commission, Kunle Olorundare, as giving the warning at a stakeholders’ workshop
organised by the Ibadan Zonal office of NCC at the popular Fayose GSM Market in
Ado Ekiti.
Mr. Olorundare allegedly lamented
that fake phones had taken over the country’s phone market, adding that they
have had negative implications on the health of users.
But the NCC on Tuesday debunked
the report.
“To put the records straight, last
week the Commission in its tradition of consistent engagement with all its
stakeholders irrespective of location, organized a stakeholder forum in Ado
Ekiti on type approval processes, with a focus on mobile devices,” the
statement said.
“At the event, the Commission’s
representative told the participants to ensure that the devices they sell and
use are type approved – certified by the NCC in compliance with the regulations
and guidelines of the Commission.
“The
Commission wishes to restate its commitment not only to the protection of
consumer rights but also to consumers’ education that help all stakeholders to
take informed decisions.
“Accordingly, the Commission
hereby reiterates that many studies have been conducted on the effects of
non-ionizing radiation and there is no conclusive evidence that non-ionizing
radiation increases the risk of cancer.
The commission advised the general
public to visit: www.icnirp.org; www.cancer.co.uk; www.emf-portal.org where studies, writings and other
scholarly works related to the matter were published.
NCC, in its statement, also
referred to reports by the World Health Organisation, WHO, and the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) dismissing the claim.
“Finally, there is a parameter
called Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) which has a threshold below which it is
safe to use a phone, and all phones approved by the Commission have SAR below
the threshold mark which make those phones safe for use,” it said.
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