Author: ITPulse

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has posited that data centre services is key to the ultimate crystallization of this new line of thinking within the ICT sector and by extension to the greater national economy of nations in so many ways. The NCC Boss took this position yesterday in Lagos at the Fourth Telecommunications Sector Sustainability Forum, which was powered by Business Remarks with the theme: ‘Mainstreaming Data Centres in the Nigerian Digital Economy’.  He explained that one of the ways data centre is key to the national economy is the added impetus…

New data has emerged that spending on paid apps and in-app purchases will hit $236bn with 262 billion downloads, the highest figures in the market’s history by 2024. According to the data presented by AltIndex.com, global consumer spending on mobile apps is expected to jump by 10% and hit over $260bn next year. Although the largest number of apps available in app stores are free to download, the growth of global consumer spending on apps over the past decade has shown a healthy appetite for premium services and paid app content. According to a Statista survey, consumers worldwide spent over…

Google has been ranked the world’s biggest media platform for three years with a worth of $281.3billion, four times more than TikTok and Facebook, data presented by OnlyAccounts has revealed. The tech giant has reshaped the news landscape, transformed the music industry and revolutionized video consumption with a brand strength index score of 93.2/100 and a prestigious AAA+ rating. Meanwhile, TikTok has climbed to Third Place of the Biggest Media Brands, Facebook has dropped to the Third Spot. According to the Brand Finance survey, Google’s brand value growth results from the continued evolution and expansion of its services, including Google…

The Zest payment platform launched two days ago at the Eko Hotel in Lagos by Zest Payments Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings is orchestrated on four major design strategic principles. The four strategic principles, according to Stanley Jacob, Chief Executive Officer of Zest are Multi-Rail Platform Strategy, Human-Centered Design, Business growth powered by e-Commerce and Operational Excellence. He explained that on the multi-rail platform strategy, Zest believes that businesses should be able to collect payment in any form that the customer wants to pay. “What we have done at Zest is to ensure that we enable consumers and…

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has initiated bilateral data privacy and protection cooperation with the Office of the Information Commissioner, United Kingdom. NDPC sealed the partnership during the Study Visit to the OIC located in London and Wilmslow, UK by the NDPC team led by its National Commissioner, Dr. Vincent Olatunji. The visit was orchestrated to gain insight into the workings of a full-fledged data protection authority, where Dr. Olatunji shared Nigeria’s experience and innovations in implementing the Nigeria Data Protection, 2023. The NDPC team was received by the ICO Deputy Commissioner for Regulatory Supervision, Stephen Bonner. Also, during…

Social media platforms are becoming more than simply a method to communicate with friends and family in today’s fast-paced digital world. They have become into effective instruments for showcasing your abilities to a large audience. Using social media to promote your abilities can lead to interesting chances and help you achieve your goals, whether you’re a young artist, an accomplished cook, a remarkable photographer, or an authority in any profession. 1. Develop Your own Brand: Social media gives you the opportunity to build and maintain your own brand. People are more likely to recognize and remember you if you are…

A telecom stakeholder group, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) has attributed the staggering $77 billion investments to Nigeria’s telecom sector to the regulatory prowess of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta in the last eight years. The group in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Chike Onwuegbuchi noted Danbatta’s remarkable leadership and the unprecedented achievements in the nation’s telecom sector, catapulted the sector to the forefront of the nation’s economic landscape. “Under Danbatta’s visionary leadership, Nigeria’s telecom sector has witnessed an astounding transformation, transcending previous limitations and emerging…

The Africa E-mobility Week Conference and Exhibition being organized by Clean Technology Hub (CTH) in collaboration with the Drive Electric Campaign, Africa Climate Foundation (ACF), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Africa E-mobility Alliance (AfEMA), and the Energy Transition Office (ETO) will hold in Victoria Island Lagos on October 25. According to the organisers, The conference’s focal objective is to unite key stakeholders – EV producers, charging station developers, investors, and policymakers – exposing them to e-mobility, addressing the sector’s challenges, and delineating the subsequent steps for the sector’s advancement. The conference’s overarching theme is “ACCELERATING THE GREEN TRANSPORT REVOLUTION: POWERING THE…

This year’s Digital Nigeria Hackathon, scheduled to be held on 24th of October 2023 at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja is targeted at promoting local content development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced. Announcing this in a statement issued and signed by Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA said the Hackathon will promote ideas that will be developed into products and homegrown solutions. Other targeted areas include leveraging young talented Nigerians to produce innovative ideas and products to solve socioeconomic problems and guide tech entrepreneurship to provide solutions to existing challenges…

A partnership has been sealed between Verve and adidas on the sixth (6th) edition of VerveLife, one of the biggest fitness festival series on the African continent. Announcing the partnership, Cherry Eromosele, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Interswitch Group said: “We are greatly delighted to welcome adidas on board as one of our partners for VerveLife 6.0. Year upon year, we continue to successfully deliver extraordinary experiences that transcend the expectations of fitness enthusiasts in these climes, with an unprecedented approach incorporating fitness, fun and healthy food, all intertwined in a format that leaves participants demanding more. In…