Author: ITPulse

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has posited that for the telecom industry to achieve the desired result, there is a need to collaborate with strategic partners. Prof. Danbatta, who was speaking when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), led by the Acting Registrar and CEO of NIM, Jude Iheanacho, who paid a courtesy visit to the NCC Head Office recently, noted that such collaboration will strengthen organizational efficiency and promote capacity building in a professional setting. The NCC Boss, who was represented by Director, Human Capital and…

Nigeria’s unstable power supply can cause foods like fruits and vegetables to go bad in almost no time at all, even when stored in a refrigerator. This, combined with the recent increase in the electricity rate, pushes people towards less natural foods that are stuffed with preservatives in an attempt to have them fresh for consumption. Many people are considering using inverter technology to save energy and keep their food fresh and healthy in more effective ways. That wish has finally come true thanks to technological advancements and LG’s Inverter Linear Compressor. Food can now be kept fresher for extended…

Retail & eCommerce demands are expected to drive global Customer Data Platform Revenue to $6 Billion by 2027, a new study by Juniper Research has found. ​According to the study, titled ‘Customer Data Platforms: Key Strategies, Competitor Leaderboard & Market Forecasts 2022-2027’, this is a rise from $1.7 billion in 2022; representing a growth of 250%. The introduction of AI-based services will be key to unifying multiple data sources on a single platform; reducing siloed data and centralising enterprise access to customer data. “The breadth of high-value services supported by Oracle’s Unity CDP, including real-time management of data, ability to…

The management of Zinox Group has expressed excitement over the purported acquisition of Jumia, a pan-African e-commerce brand but says there is currently no concrete interest. Speaking to newsmen during the weekend, the Head of Corporate Communications, Zinox Group, Mr. Gideon Ayogu said while there may be some substance to the rumoured, Sub-Saharan Africa’s tech conglomerate is not interested now. ‘‘Truth is, there is no smoke without fire. The frenzy of media anticipation and rumours of a likely acquisition may not have been wrong but there must have been a leak somewhere and a misrepresentation of the core intention. ‘‘At…

A global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos has swept All Product, Innovation and Market Ratings to emerge as the Overall leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response. Announcing this in a statement, Raja Patel, senior vice president of products at Sophos noted that the KuppingerCole recognition is validation that Sophos is delivering industry-best protection against ransomware and other advanced cyber threats.” “An increasing number of organizations are being hit with ransomware and the average ransom payment rose nearly fivefold to more than $800,000 last year, according to the State of Ransomware 2022. There’s a…

The founder of CryptoPreacher Blockchain Academy, Rume Ophi has urged Nigerians to leverage Cryptocurrency and better their lives, stressing that beyond trading, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology offers several vistas of opportunities Nigerians can take advantage of. Rume Ophi, who is a cryptocurrency and alternative finance expert made the call when he fielded questions on the current state of the market with journalists recently in Lagos. He noted that career prospects as well as other business opportunities beyond HODLing and other associated trading activities in the cryptocurrency ecosystem are springing up across the world that Nigerians, especially the youths can take…

Global spending on Multi-access Edge Computing will grow from $8.8 billion in 2022 to $22.7 billion by 2027, a new study from Juniper Research has predicted. This growth represents 260% and will be driven by increasing requirements for on-premises machine learning and low-latency connectivity; enabled by 5G technology. Describing Multi-access Edge Computing as a network architecture that moves processing power and digital content to mobile network edges to provide lower latency and faster processing to end users, the new research, Edge Computing: Vertical Analysis, Competitor Leaderboard, and Market Forecasts 2022-2027, predicts that over 3.4 million MEC nodes will be deployed…

The World Economic Forum has launched an ambitious initiative tagged Global Collaboration Village at the Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos to harness the power of the metaverse to grow and diversify participation in advancing the global public interest The initiative launched in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft will leverage new technology to shape innovative solutions for critical global challenges. It will also provide immersive spaces where stakeholders can convene, create and take action on the world’s most pressing challenges. According to Klaus Schwab, WEF’s Founder and Executive Chairman, the metaverse will influence the way, people, governments, companies and society at…

One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Firstbank is collaborating with Interswitch to launch a promo tagged FirstMobile Cash-out Promo where users of the FirstMobile app will be rewarded. According to a statement released by the bank, various prizes including, N1,000,000, N40,000, N10,000.00 cash prizes, N40,000 Airtime, LED Televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioning systems will be won in the course of the three months campaign. The statement disclosed that a minimum of two bills payment worth N1000 and five airtimes of at least a total of N2000 in a week qualify a customer for any of the prizes. The promo is…

The Nigerian government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy last week in Abuja, the country’s capital launched the World Development Report 2021. Speaking at the launch, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami re-echoed the need for key players in the sector to create value within the digital economy by using data to enhance the process. The Minister who was represented by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, described the theme of the event: “Leveraging data to foster development; Where does Nigeria Stand?” as not just exciting but…