Author: ITPulse

CyberSafe Foundation’s NoGoFallMaga (NGFM) campaign on Friday, August 12, 2022, released its first Investment Scam handbook through its Community platform to align with this year’s World Youth Day. The foundation said the Investment scam Handbook is an essential tool that would protect individuals and businesses from investment scams, as it provides an in-depth look at the warning signs of Ponzi scams and offers tips on how to stay safe. “The objective is for the handbook to continuously educate people on these cybercrime tactics. The timely release of the Handbook is to align with the theme for this year’s World Youth…

By Hashim Suleiman  Let me take us back to the creation of NAFDAC in 1992 and then their headquarters was in Lagos till about 1995 to 1996 when Abacha ordered the relocation of MDAs from lagos to Abuja then  the headquarters moved to the Area 2 part of Garki in Abuja and subsequently the national headquarters ended up perhaps to their permanent Head office at Wuse Zone 7. In all these period, Nigerians barely knew what NAFDAC stood for until President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Dr. Dora Akunyili the Director in 2001, the rest of how NAFDAC had since become entrenched…

By Sean Riley The start-up economy in Africa is booming, but all that noise makes it hard to get the correct message across to the right customers. In order to thrive, new businesses require the marketing skills relevant in our current digital age, and there has never been a better time to be a digital marketeer, capturing audiences and achieving business targets by curating campaigns and crafting narratives. Lagos has been ranked the best city for start-ups by StartupBlink, maintaining its standing as the continent’s sole entry, within the top 100 global destinations, to stake a digital business. Moreover, in…

Interswitch yesterday in Lagos engaged the developer community, where it unveiled its easy-to-integrate Application Programmable Interfaces (API) Platform to create digital products and solutions for Africans. While leveraging the event to introduce a referral initiative that will allow developers to earn 5 percent commission on transaction fees for up to five years, the digital payment company also intimate the developers with the benefits of integrating Interswitch APIs on their products. The API Platform comprises Internal APIs, Partner APIs, and Infrastructure APIs; designed to empower Africa’s digital ecosystem. It also serves as a one-stop shop for innovators in the tech ecosystem…

Nigeria is Africa’s largest ICT market, accounting for 82 percent of the continent’s telecom subscribers and 29 percent of internet usage. This is according to Wikipedia. It goes on to say that globally, Nigeria ranks 11th in the absolute number of internet users and 7th in the absolute number of mobile phones. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has equally established that the telecommunications sector is the largest segment of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Today, Nigeria has one of the largest telecoms markets in Africa, contributing over 17 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In…

Emirates Airlines has adduced reasons why it decided to invest over $ 2 billion US dollars to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting in 2022. Emirates is still flying on its brand promise of ‘Fly Better.’ According to Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines, while others respond to industry pressures with cost cuts, Emirates is flying against the grain and investing to deliver ever better experiences to our customers. Through the pandemic, we’ve continued to launch…

As the world marks the 2022 international youth day, Nigerian premier financial institution, Firstbank has decided to celebrate the Nigerian youths, saying the youths are partners in today’s global society. Thus, starting from today August 12 – 18, Firstbank has lined up a series of activities to reiterate its commitment to Youth Empowerment. As a Bank renowned for its role in developing the economy through sustainable employment and entrepreneurship endeavors, the 2022 edition of the Youth Week will promote economic empowerment and employment, digital technology, and education as its focus during the celebration. The Youth Week comprises various activities, including…

The launch of the foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, which feature customizable form factors, tailored experiences and upgraded performance will afford Samsun the leverage to dominate the foldable smartphone market, Anisha Bhatia, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company has posited. Anisha believes that Samsung is going from strength to strength in foldables with its new Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 phones, cementing its position in this innovative hardware segment. Samsung is on its fourth generation of folding phones, with solid improvements in each iteration and an effort to make pricing…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling on Nigerians and indeed experts across the world to bring to the table inputs that will help develop the National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP). The National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP is a fallout of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), which was developed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE), to reposition Nigeria’s Economy and leverage the many opportunities provided by these digital technologies. In a statement issued and signed by Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, the development of the NAIP is…

Two cybersecurity assessment reports of Top 50 Android Apps for Shopping and finance related tested for cybersecurity by Appknox, one of the world’s most powerful plug-and-play security platforms have indicated security risks to businesses in Nigeria. Both the reports show that a high percentage of apps, 60 percent Finance apps and 72 percent shopping apps, featured critical or high-security risk elements, putting the confidential customer and business data at risk. The assessment, which is presented to businesses in the Nigerian retail industry and their customers to help them assess the magnitude of security concerns, was carried out following eCommerce fraud…