Author: ITPulse

The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), organizer of the annual Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex) has met with the Lagos State executives, including the Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and other senior functionaries in Lagos to explore how to deepen partnership with Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous state of over 20 million people. This is even as the DWTC team led by the Vice President, Technology and Digital Cluster, Bilal Al Rais applauded Nigeria’s progress with its digital economy roadmap describing it as “pulsating and encouraging in the last three years.” Others in the DWTC…

A technology enthusiast, Mrs. Roseline Ilori, has reiterated the need for government at all levels as well as stakeholders in investing massively in technology; not just software development, but in robotics, artificial intelligence, bio-medicine, voice biometrics and a host of other technology spectra. Ilori, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bridge57 Solutions Limited, made the call in a statement in Lagos. According to her, such investments will shore up manufacturing competitiveness via authentication and traceability of goods and services, improve physical security and cyber security, among others. Ilori said that government needs to be more proactive in making the Nigerian technology environment more friendly, seeing that the growth and young people’s…

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced vivo as an official sponsor in the smartphone industry with its new foldable device the X Fold+ as the first official foldable smartphone of the World Cup Qatar 2022. The X Fold+, which was launched in mainland China in conjunction with FIFA’s 118th anniversary will appear in Qatar 2022 matches to provide support for the preparation and staging of the event. As the exclusive official smartphone sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, vivo will connect international football fans, who are as passionate about the beautiful game as vivo is,…

The Nigerian telecommunications sector has remained, perhaps, the most dynamic section of the economy for over two decades. It is a major newsmaker. One day it is news for new milestones, new technologies and new vistas and the next day regulatory restrictions, multiple taxations by the government and its agents or else disruption of service by the same. It is a real roller-coaster ride. Yet, the sector has proven resilient, even before resilience was a thing. To get to where it is today, the players have invested heavily, struggled with and overcame myriads of obstacles and continue to stretch to…

Nigeria’s owned last mile connectivity service provider, Galaxy Backbone Limited, has at the ongoing Digital Nigeria Conference in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory showcased some of its products and services. The products and services showcased at the conference holding Abuja International Conference Center include its Datacentre, Cloud and Cybersecurity Services. The company also showcased its smart home plans (Econnect services) which offer Fibre To Homes, Fibre to Estates and Fibre to Small Offices For residents within the Federal Capital Territory- Abuja. Through this service, GBB is projecting the strength of its FibreConnectivity services as a way to connect more people and…

The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (AfreximBank) Professor Benedict O. Oramah; High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, H.E Humphrey Geiseb; Ambassador of Cote D’Ivoire to Nigeria and ECOWAS, H.E Ambassador Kalilou TRAORE; Dr. Tony Luka Elumelu, Ag. Director of Private Sector Development at the ECOWAS Commission, Nigeria as well as popular Nigerian businessman, Mr. Obinna Tochukwu Iyiegbu (Obi Cubana), Chairman, Cubana Group, Nigeria have been named the Keynote and Guest Speakers respectively at the 2022 edition of the Grand Africa Initiative – GAIN Youth Summit held from 28th-29th October 2022 at 10 am…

SHELT has announced the opening of its very own SOC in Nigeria, where it will serve as a local extension to its overseas and already established 24/7 SOC operation. This launch comes amidst the growing need of SHELT’s Nigeria branch to step into serving the local clientele through a team that is locally present and becoming closer to our customers. The SOC extension will serve to raise the cybersecurity readiness of the clients by implementing cutting-edge technology to monitor cyber attacks and address possible cybersecurity threats in real time and on a local platform. On his visit to Nigeria to…

Some experts at the Connect Interact and Transact (CIT) annual event, organized by Clickatell, a Chat Commerce and business messaging have canvassed for the massive deployment of Chat Commerce to rapidly boost financial inclusion in Nigeria. The industry experts drawn from Clickatell, Ecobank and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shared insight and tips with an audience of business and technology leaders. Werner Lindemann, Clickatell’s Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Growth Markets, kicked off by pointing out how global brands, like Amazon and Uber, have built their entire business model on convenience commerce – where businesses find ways to deliver…

Experts at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has identified five trends in its Cyber: The changing threat landscape report. The five trends are: Hackers zero in on vulnerable supply chains: Supply chain attacks – whether on critical infrastructure such as the Colonial Pipeline or on cloud services  – have emerged as a significant risk. Increasingly, ransomware gangs use the threat of disruption to pressure firms into paying ransom, with manufacturing companies, particularly vulnerable. Cloud outsourcing: Companies continue to shift their services and data storage onto the cloud, despite growing concerns around security and risk aggregation. By relying on a…

A new report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has indicated that even though Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organizations globally, the war in Ukraine and broader geopolitical tensions are a major concern as hostilities could spill over into cyberspace and cause targeted attacks against companies, infrastructure or supply chains. This is even as the report, titled Cyber: The changing threat landscape revealed that business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in the ‘deep fake’ era. While highlighting the emerging threats posed by the growing reliance on cloud services, the report shows…