Author: ITPulse

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has adduced three reasons why the federal government decided to exempt telecom services providers from paying the 5 percent excise duty. The three reasons, according to the Minister are the fact that operators in the telecoms sub-sector of the digital economy industry currently pay no fewer than 41 different categories of taxes, levies and charges. Others are telecoms has continued to be a major contributor to the Nigerian economy in terms of Gross Domestic Product Contribution (GDP), and despite the increase in the cost of all factors of production across…

The prestigious examination body in Africa, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is on the verge of an epoch-making event. With over 40 million tested candidates in the last 71 years of its operations, WAEC in partnership with Sidmach Technologies, an ICT firm that develops and deploys software solutions at scale to solve high-impact business challenges, will this week launch a revolutionary education data platform codenamed EduStat. Why EduStat? As WAEC prepares to launch its revolutionary education statistics platform think about this scenario: Olabisi Adebanjo (fictional name) is a final year student of XYZ University. She plans to conduct a…

When a credit alert drops on your phone, chances are you will get excited. Even if it wasn’t a surprise and you were expecting that money. But when it is a debit alert, there’s also a certain type of gloom you feel; you want money to keep coming in but as little as possible of it going out. It may be safe to say most of us feel that way. Now, imagine the debit alert was for a transaction you know nothing about. A commonly reported theme has been alerted that your card was used to make deposits on a…

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has become the first beneficiary of the Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquires (TELCARE) Centre, an initiative of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The centre unveiled at the Terminal C of the Airport is one of the series of events to mark the 2023 International Consumers Rights Day celebrated by the Commission in Abuja last week Wednesday. According to NCC, the launch of the TELCARE, is the beginning of the helpdesk project expected to adorn some airports and other similar public locations across the country, explaining that the centre is one of NCC’s…

The AI Model Can More Easily Filter Malicious Activity in XDR Telemetry, Improve Spam Filters, and Simplify the Analysis of Living Off the Land Binaries. Sophos released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers. The latest report, “Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber Defenses,” details projects developed by Sophos X-Ops using GPT-3’s large language models to simplify the search for malicious activity in datasets from security software, more accurately filter spam, and speed up analysis of “living off the land” binary…

Education data typically involves data compiled from schools on graduation rates, drop-out rates, test score averages, and the most vital – external examination performances. Often, education data is used to measure the success of a State, Region, institution or Individuals and benchmark them against others to improve your own work, products, or processes. Nowadays, most States publish annual reports ‘detailing education data meant to hold schools accountable, but why are the students’ success rates at examinations not improving? It simply means there’s a problem. The information presented in most of these annual reports or scorecards is not always reliable. And…

A Lagos-based Web3 startup, Hyperspace Technologies has launched a low-cost, NFC- based hardware wallet tagged ‘Keymaster VAULT ‘ for the African market.  The firm specializing in next-level smart security infrastructure and key management systems, described the Keymaster VAULT as a secure, NFC-based hardware wallet that stores private keys offline, offering an affordable and user-friendly alternative to expensive and complicated traditional hardware wallets. According to Chidera Anyanebechi, General Manager of Hyperspace Technologies, the solution leverages the simplicity of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and allows users to securely access their digital assets by merely tapping their NFC-enabled devices. “We wanted to…

Having realized the environmental challenges posed by fossil fuel owing to the increased deployment of telecom infrastructure to satisfy the wireless coverage requirement for telecom services, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to put up about six regulatory measures to combat the challenges. These measures are not only timely but expedient as the dependence on telecom services in Nigeria will result in increased energy consumption for the network infrastructure, especially the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). Thus, there is a need to look for green and sustainable solutions to power the industry. The move by the telecom regulator is also…

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Pan-Atlantic University have announced a call for applications for the Media Innovation Programme (MIP). This is the second edition of the programme, launched in 2022, to support media practitioners and promote understanding of the rapidly changing media landscape. The six-month, fully funded certificate fellowship includes a study visit to the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa and an innovation hub to incubate ideas. It is open to media practitioners across print, electronic, online platforms and social media content creators. Commenting on the impact of the Media Innovation Programme, MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola said, “the media…

OnePipe, a Nigerian financial infrastructure company has secured 2.25 billion Naira in a collateralized credit facility from TLG Capital, a pan-African alternative investments firm. The deal, which was completed by the TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund (AGIF) and represents TLG Capital’s 34th investment will be used to provide inventory finance to small shops in Nigeria. Speaking on the deal, Ope Adeoye, the CEO of OnePipe, said: “TLG’s extensive experience structuring debt in Nigeria and their deep network across Africa, particularly in a venture, made them the partner of choice as we look to scale. He disclosed that TLG is OnePipe’s…