Author: ITPulse

The Chief Executive Officer of Anchor Telecoms, Mr. Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere has today emerged as the new President of the Association of Telecommunications Association of Nigeria (ATCON) for a tenure of two years in the first instance. In a keenly contested election held at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos, Mr. Emoekpere gathered 39 votes from members to emerge the winner ahead of his closest contester, Mr. Ibrahim Dikko, who gathered 23 votes. He will take over from Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, who served only one tenure and did not contest for a second term. Meanwhile, in the 1st Vice President position,…

Appknox, a plug-and-play security platform and its partner, CED Technologies will on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by 12-noon host a webinar on how Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) can build an Application Programming Interface (API) security program. Both Vaidyanath Balasubramanian, Appknox’s Executive Director and Chukwuebuka C. Ume-Ezeoke, CED Technologies’ CTO will be the host of the webinar with the theme ‘Understanding How Mobile Applications Are Compromised’, a 1-hour power-packed session, which will help to protect mobile applications. The anticipated key takeaways from the webinar will be how to get a grip on the current API security landscape and its risks;…

The board and management of Communication Week Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers and publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, has opened its portal to the general public to vote for nominees of their choice for this year’s Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Awards. Formerly the Beacon of Information and Communication Technology awards is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria, The awards ceremony reward best practices and recognize outstanding contributions to the growth of the sector, according to Mr. ken Nwogbo, chief executive officer…

Artificial intelligence is a transformational technology that is already bringing meaningful and positive change to people and societies around the world. Put simply, AI is an effort to build machines that can learn from their experiences, spot patterns and make predictions better than any computer has been able to do before. Using this technology, we can now give governments, businesses and citizens the tools they need to make systemic change, like meeting the climate challenge. Here are five ways that we and our partners are using AI to help reduce emissions, protect nature and build cleaner environments: 1. Helping communities…

CyberSafe Foundation has kicked off its third annual cohort of the CyberGirls fellowship program. The program has admitted 500 female cybersecurity enthusiasts aged between 18-28 years old from 22 African countries. The CyberGirls fellowship program is Africa’s largest female-focused free cybersecurity training and mentorship program, providing fellows with world-class training and mentorship to enable them to develop the skills they need to thrive in the cybersecurity industry. The program is an initiative of CyberSafe Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in the United States of America, committed to facilitating safe and inclusive access across Africa. The third cohort marks another milestone…

A lot of people are with the school of thought that our male leaders in this part of the world don’t see the importance of women in society for economic growth, but I stand to disagree with that. We have some that value the role of women, understand their importance and give them a chance to exercise their values. Among them is Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi , who has taken the empowerment of women, as a priority and a thing of concern. Kashifu Inuwa has given unwavering support and commitment to women, recognising them as global shapers. His belief resonates with…

Interswitch has recorded a tremendous leap in transaction volumes, logging in over 1.2 billion transactions across Nigeria in the month of March. This number represents a 58% increase over the previous month’s total transaction volumes processed. This figure is contained in its 2022/23 financial year For context, during the entire year 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic set in, Interswitch processed 2.7 billion transactions over the course of the entire year. The company’s continuous investment in cutting-edge technologies that power Africa’s financial ecosystem has greatly contributed to the increase in its switching capacity, providing much-needed relief to millions of Nigerians in…

Konga Travels and Tours said it is targeting over 20 million Nigerians by announcing the launch of a flexible installment payment scheme for prospective travelers, through which the company intends to expand access to affordable travel deals. Tagged Pay As You Earn, the scheme allows customers to hold down and enjoy cheaper travel deals by making a minimum of 20% down payment on the travel cost and paying the balance in convenient installments. ‘‘We are delighted to offer our customers this excellent and long-awaited product. Through Pay As You Earn, we have identified a fitting avenue through which we can…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the 10th edition of Business 360 Clinics organised by Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) in Abuja, highlighted some of the initiatives to empower the Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. Such initiatives include strategic partnerships with various organizations including the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) which birthed initiatives such as Digital Economy Academy where business owners learn about security risks and online threats in a 12-course programme for 3 months. “NCC has been at the heart of providing the digital drive for transforming businesses and sustaining socio-economic activities in Nigeria,” said…

Nigeria’s premier financial services institution, First Bank has started implementing the gradual corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. The brand names, which were hitherto FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are to be known and addressed as FirstBank UK, FirstBank Sierra Leone, FirstBank Gambia and FirstBank DRC. According to a statement by Firstbank, the Ghana, Senegal and Guinea subsidiaries will be next in the phased name change implementation, stating that the name change is being implemented to align the subsidiaries with the parent brand and to enjoy the strong…