Author: ITPulse

The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has called on the federal government to adopt sophisticated and available technology solutions to address the lingering insecurity in the country, where many lives and properties have been lost. The President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon made the call this week during the 2022 Cyber Secure Nigeria conference in Abuja. He argued that with the latest technology solutions such as GPS tracking, drones, artificial intelligence (AI), digital forensic investigation, and lawful interception of electronic communication and social media, the menace of insecurity will be greatly reduced and ultimately, eradicated. “In tackling the…

Mobile applications have invaded mankind to the extent that today one cannot even imagine living without them. So much so, that you have to decide which mobile app you would like to use for your need. The major question is whether native, hybrid, or web-which one to choose. Defining Mobile Application For a layman, a mobile app is something that simplifies their work just by a click of a button on their mobile. To define it more precisely mobile applications or simply mobile apps are computer-generated programs or software applications that are built to run on various mobile devices like-…

New technologies have over time proven to create opportunities for nation-building and economic growth as they have a direct influence on every sector of the economy. The use of technology facilitates the efficient production of more and better goods and services, which is what economic prosperity depends on. One often wonders what the influence of technology on economics is, and in what ways it has influenced economics and nation-building. Christopher Bond gave a quote a long time ago, that answers these two questions. Bond said, “Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future…

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has again honoured private and public institutions, as well as individuals, promoting the brand in its 2022 .ng Awards.  Among those honoured are the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as Most Innovative Service Provider Online, Akwa Ibom State as Digital Innovation State Government and Fidelity Bank Plc as Best Banking or Insurance Website/Portal.. Others are GigaLayer Web Hosting & Domains as NG Company of the Year; Smart Web Nigeria Limited as…

Huawei has been named a 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure, receiving this distinction for a third straight year. Customers across a wide variety of industries, such as finance, manufacturing, and services, had by December 31, 2021, comprehensively reviewed WAN edge infrastructure products and solutions from multiple vendors in terms of product functionality, deployment, O&M, and service support. According to the Gartner Peer Insights, the platform “is a free peer-review and rating platform designed for enterprise software and services decision-makers. Reviews are organized by-products in markets that are defined by Gartner Research in Magic Quadrant and…

The new Ericsson mobility report has predicted that 5G subscriptions will reach a 5.5billion by 2027. The report noted that while subscriptions will surpass one billion in 2022, another 4.4billion will be added by 2027. The report added that Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) to account for 20 percent of all mobile data network traffic in 2022, while 60 percent of global mobile network data traffic expected to be over 5G networks by 2027 North America is forecast to lead the world in 5G subscription penetration in the next five years with nine-of-every-ten subscriptions in the region expected to be 5G…

Mobile applications developers and other tech enthusiasts will Thursday this week be nurtured on how to avoid mobile app pitfalls at a webinar being organized by CED Technologies, an African partner to Appknox, the world’s most powerful plug-and-play security platform. The Chief Technology Officer of CED Technologies, Mr. Chukwuebuka Ume-Ezeoke announced this in a statement. He said the webinar will encourage more African organisations to make a cultural shift from DevOps to DevSecOps by various means which this webinar is key in encouraging developers, security researchers, and enterprises to build safe and secure mobile applications. The topic of the webinar…

The finals of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition have seen eighty-one students emerge from the over 12,000 students vying for a spot. These students were shortlisted following the nationwide computer-based tests (CBT) that served as a basis for progression into the competition. According to Interswitch, the competition is being organized to encourage and reward more students in Africa to take up STEM subjects, insisting that Africans should play a more central role in mapping out the future of Africa. “InterswitchSPAK remains an integral expression of the belief we hold at Interswitch, which is that Africa’s story…

Engineer Ernest Ndukwe has confirmed he will chair the unveiling of the book titled Nigeria Drivers of Digital Prosperity and the eWorld Forum ’22. The Forum has a theme. 4G,5G, Broadband Connectivity and the economy. Ndukwe was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Communications ( NCC).under whose 10=year tenure Nigeria recorded the globally acclaimed GSM license in 2001. He is currently the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, the country’s leading Mobilephone company, with a market share of over 40 percent. It was also under Ndukwe’s tenure that the foundation for the giant and laudable strides  NCC continues to record…

With the natural talents embedded in Nigerians, especially the youths in the areas of software development coupled with many technology hubs and startups ecosystem, Nigeria could become the global skill supplier in the technology industry in Africa and the world in the next few years, the Chief Technology Officer, Africa Data Centre, (ADC), Dr. Krishnan Ranganath claimed. Dr. Krishnan, who spoke with Thisday reporter on the sideline after receiving an award of excellence from Gage awards on behalf of Africa Data Centre, noted that the Nigerian economy is presently being driven by technology, therefore there is the likelihood that the…