Author: ITPulse

Expectations are high as the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and the Nigerian Network Operators Group (NgNOG) are billed to host the 2022 Nigeria Peering and Interconnection Forum (NgPIF). Announcing the forum in a statement, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive Officer of IXPN explained that the NgPIF 2022 will bring together Telecom Operators, Internet Service Providers, Content Providers, Data Center Operators, Educational Institutions, Policy-Makers, Investors and all other Internet-related organizations to network, collaborate and share experiences in an effort to enhance Nigeria’s internet ecosystem. These interactions, according to the organisers will facilitate the exchange of information and insights regarding…

Out of the nine tech innovators and startups from Nigeria that qualified for the semi-final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition at the ongoing GITEX 2022, the duo of FLOEWS and ShapShap have made it to the final and will likely cart home the prize of $200,000 in cash. “I am confident that the four Nigerian start-ups and innovators will surely give their foreign counterparts a run for their money. And will cart away the prizes at stake, during the grand finale of the exhibition,” an excited Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami said while announcing the…

Mediacraft Associates Limited has announced the appointment of Ms. Laura Oloyede as its General Manager/Chief Operating Officer effective September 19, 2022. The full-service public relations and integrated brand communications consultancy firm said Oloyede’s appointment follows an extensive selection process that considered both internal and external candidates. Oloyede has a broad and extensive integrated marketing communications experience, spanning over two decades in the industry and has held various job roles on both client and agency sides. Her strengths include corporate communications, brand positioning, reputation management, stakeholder management, brand and marketing PR, and crisis communications management. She holds a first degree In…

MTN Nigeria has sealed a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) partnership deal with INTELLIGRA that will grow smartphone ownership in Nigeria to 60 percent by 2025. The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) initiative, according to the telecom company will fill the gap, where Nigeria has the highest number of internet users in Africa, while data shows that the country still has one of the highest average costs of smartphones. “Nigerians spend over 30% of their monthly income to purchase one, and this endangers Nigeria’s 2025 broadband penetration target,” Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria said. He explained that with…

MTN Nigeria has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to construct the Enugu-Onitsha road at a cost of N203billion under the road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme.  The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this yesterday after the weekly council meeting chaired by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said MTN is taking over the construction of the road following an Executive Order 7 signed by the President in January 2019. He said the telecom giant will complete the dualisation of the 110-kilometer road. “Today, we have two…

Interest in jobs related to the metaverse has increased by 105% over the last three months as job postings are on the rise, and more people are searching for information about the technology, StockApps has reported. “The Metaverse is still in its infancy, but we are already seeing a demand for jobs related to the technology. With the launch of more virtual reality headsets and the rise of social media platforms, we expect this demand to continue to grow,” TradingPlatforms specialist Edith Reads speaks in the report. The Metaverse is the next stage of the internet’s development and will permanently…

Vladimir Dashchenko, ICS CERT Expert at Kaspersky has raised the alarm that though smart technology is increasingly used to make agriculture more efficient, cyber threats to digital farming pose danger to food security in Africa. Dashchenko believes that there are risks when it comes to minimising human involvement and ignoring the potential of cyberattacks, considering the fact that agriculture accounts for 40% of the region’s GDP, employing an average of 54% of the working population. According to him, when it comes to the digitization of agriculture, countries across sub-Sahara Africa are at varying stages of technological adoption and transformation with…

…. Personality Focus: Dayo Paul Samuel, a senior product manager Behavioral economics has transformed the approach businesses design and deliver products, offering deep insights into the psychology of decision-making. Dayo Paul Samuel, a Senior Product Manager with 5 years of expertise in building user-centered solutions, brings a unique perspective to this connection of psychology and product strategy. His approach weaves cognitive science into the fabric of product design, promoting the creation of experiences that not only attract users but also respect their autonomy and values. At the heart of behavioral economics lies the understanding that human decisions are rarely the…

Over the past decade, social media has become one of the single most momentous technological developments the world has seen. This ever-evolving phenomenon continues to change, not only how we communicate with one another, but also how businesses communicate with consumers. This is particularly true for Africa, with the exponential growth of mobile phone and internet penetration across the continent in recent years. According to the GSMA report on the mobile economy, 495 million people (46% of the population) subscribed to mobile services in Sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2020, an increase of nearly 20 million from 2019. The…

Kaspersky Telemetry has shown that from January to September 2022, 2022 there were 67,000 infected IoT devices in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, which were responsible for 11 million attacks. IoT is continuing to penetrate businesses: according to Gartner, 61% of organisations already show a high level of IoT maturity. According to Kaspersky telemetry, from January to September 2022, there were 67,000 infected IoT across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. These devices were responsible for 11 million attacks. There was a spike in attacks coming from the region in the third quarter of 2022: from July to September…