Author: ITPulse

Google’s Subsea cable, Equiano launched earlier this year is set to raise Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is present $440.1 billion to USD10.1 billion in 2025, the Multinational technology company announced yesterday at the second Google for Africa event in Lagos. Apart from boosting the GDP, the subsea cable running through Togo, Nigeria, Namibia  and South Africa is expected to deliver faster, lower-cost internet to the continent by connecting St. Helena, Togo, Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa with Europe. “A recent economic impact assessment conducted by Africa Practice and Genesis Analytics found that by 2025, the cable is set…

As a way of reinforcing its commitment to providing affordable yet quality devices that address the daily needs of consumers, Samsung Nigeria earlier today in Lagos officially launched the Galaxy A04s into the Nigerian market. The smartphone, which is packed with 4G/64 GB & 4G/128GB storage variants expandable to 1TB, runs on a One UI Core 4 and supports Dual SIM, built with a glass front and plastic back with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It also comes in attractive color variants of Black, Green, Copper and White. “Today is quite remarkable as we introduce Galaxy A04s, ‘The Eagle’. People want…

Business subject matter experts are warming up for the 2022 Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) scheduled to hold on Wednesday, November 09, 2022, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos at 9:00 am (WAT). Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, the co-Convener of AfriTECH, said that the high-profile speakers who will be unveiled soon will delve into the nitty-gritty of ‘Sustainability and the Company of the Future, as many businesses are still responding to changes in the business environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reserve a space here: https://registration.africatechallianceforum.africa/. According to him, the global crisis introduced the necessity to innovate, forcing many to rethink…

The Federal Government has ordered the continuation of the prosecution to a logical conclusion of one Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm and alleged accuser of the Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, for malicious falsehood over an alleged N170m fraud. The order was communicated via a letter dated 6th June from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and communicated to the courts by the IGP on 26th September 2022. This was confirmed in a statement by Matthew Burkaa, a Senior…

The 2022 Global payment Innovation Jury Report titled: “Payment Innovation: Myths and Realities” released by Interswitch in partnership with the World Bank and Global Processing Services (GPS) comes with ten key takeaways for all decision-makers in the digital payment ecosystem. The report also revealed some surprising insights from senior decision makers across the industry and explores several key areas where payment innovation is currently focused, including A2A payments and BNPL, what actually drives innovation, and which areas of innovation are most overhyped, amongst other incisive global payment themes.  Some of the report’s key findings include:  Market share of account-to-account (A2A)…

I have followed with interest the case of what appears to be attempted blackmail by your client, Mr. Benjamin Joseph of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm against the Zinox Chairman, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, his wife, TD Africa and staff and Access Bank Plc. for some time now as a disinterested observer. However, I was recently moved to take an interest in the case after a lawyer friend of mine went to great lengths to verify the facts on the ground from the respective authorities. Now, I am moved to comment following what I consider an…

By  Nura Ibrahim Azare Recently, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was elected into the Governing Council of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE). It is a step that many believe signposts his outstanding role in the development of the engineering profession in the country. We all know that the Council of NAE is the highest decision-making body of the Academy as it oversees the country’s highest professional bodies in science, technology and engineering. Danbatta, a professor of telecommunications engineering with several decades of experience in academia and professional…

The formulation and effective implementation of the National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre deployment across the country will form discourse at the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) scheduled to hold on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja Lagos. According to Business Metrics Nigeria, the organizer of the forum, with the theme: ‘Laying the Foundation for Ubiquitous Broadband for Nigeria’s Economic Breakthrough’, Professor Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is billed to deliver the keynote address, while Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission will also…

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology sector have tasked Nigerians with the need to brace up for the disruptions occasioned by the emergence of modern technologies, especially now that the country is on the verge of experiencing the Fifth Generation (5G) network commercial services. The Stakeholders, who spoke during a panel session at the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) ICT Growth Conference 2.0, held in Lagos recently, were of the opinion that challenges of the post-COVID-19 era have brought about such life-transforming technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), becoming part of human existence. At the first panel discussion on…

The Managing Director of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Oyeyimika Adeboye is set to deliver the keynote paper at the sixth edition of the Women In Marketing and Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) scheduled to hold on Friday, 7th October at the prestigious Landmark Event Centre, Lagos at 9 am prompt. Oyeyimika is the first female Managing Director of Cadbury Nigeria Plc and she will be speaking on the theme “Breaking More Biases for A Sustainable Future” alongside other eminent marketing, marketing communication professionals, and leading entrepreneurs and socio-entrepreneurs at the event. Interested participants yet to register can visit www.wimca.ng. Registration is free. Other speakers…