Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday in Lagos assured that it is working round the clock to ensure the targets contained in the National Broadband Plan 2020 – 2025 are met. This assurance is contained in a keynote address delivered by its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta at the Nigeria DIGITALSENSE forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), which was organised by ITRealms. According to the telecom regulator, the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020 – 2025 will deliver data download speeds across Nigeria of a minimum of 25Mbps in urban areas, and 10Mbps in rural areas, with effective coverage…

I was discussing with a potential client and he mentioned that 90% of startups in Nigeria. Without thinking of it, I quickly replied to him and said over 90% of Igbo businesses succeed. This means that there must be something the Igbos are doing that most startup founders in Nigeria don’t really do. I started my first business which failed after resigning from a job. I did so well in that job that I thought that I could build a business. Then I didn’t know that there was much more to building a business than just having an idea that…

Africa’s digital economy with an estimated market size of $115 billion presently, is expected to reach $712 billion by 2050, a report, titled “The Inflection Point: Africa’s Digital Economy Is Poised To Take Off”, by Endeavor Nigeria has revealed. The report, which drew on multiple sources, including analysis from McKinsey & Company, also revealed that by 2050, Africa will be home to a third of the world’s young people and the continent is urbanizing faster than other regions. Additionally, 1 in 6 of the world’s internet users will be in Africa in 2025, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that is…

Small businesses are the backbone of every growing economy, bringing growth and innovation to the communities in which they are established. However, these businesses are often vulnerable when conforming to the new standards of remote work. Today, one of the greatest threats to small businesses is a cyberattack. According to the Wall Street Journal, companies with less than $10 million in annual revenue are less likely to be prepared for cyberattacks. Fireeye also reports that while 77% of all cybercrimes are directed toward small businesses, only 42% of small business owners are concerned with cyber security. The National Small Business…

Dual Luxury World, a leading company in citizenship and permanent residency programmes, has unveiled Erica Nlewedim, popularly known as Stargirl as its Brand Ambassador. The Dual Luxury World brand is about providing you with a luxurious experience of freedom. The organization, in a bid to communicate this even more effectively, took things a notch higher; bringing on board the Reality TV star. According to the CEO. Dual Luxury World, Faramola Adegunle, “Our partnership with Erica Nlewedim was inspired by our mission to be a renowned brand dedicated to providing unrivaled citizenship and permanent residency solutions for families and businesses. Erica…

In its ambitious long-term plans to close the digital divide in Africa by bringing digital services to more businesses and people, one of Africa’s leading data centre operators, Africa Data Centres is set to open a 30MW Data Centre Facility in Accra-Ghana. The Chief Executive Officer at Africa Data Centres, Tesh Durvasula, who disclosed this said the new facility is part of ADC’s effort to expand digital services and solutions to more countries in West Africa, after building such facilities in Nigeria and Togo. “This new facility will be a giant leap forward in our ambitious long-term plans to close…

A next-generation cybersecurity firm, Sophos has released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2022,” which detailed attacker behaviors that Sophos’ Rapid Response team saw in the wild in 2021.  In it, a 36% increase in dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020 was revealed. Below are the six key findings from the research work: The median attacker dwells time before detection was longer for “stealth” intrusions that had not unfolded into a major attack such as ransomware, and for smaller organizations and industry sectors with fewer IT security resources. The median…

A report by Viavi solutions has indicated that China is leading other ten nations in 5G adoption with 356 of its cities out of the 2,000 cities in 72 nations that have connected to the technology, which many analysts believe will balloon internet traffic with enhanced data transmission capacities. The U.S comes in second with 296 cities, and the Philippines rounds off the top three, where citizens can enjoy the technology in 98 cities. Meanwhile, the number of 5G ready phones is growing rapidly from 251 to 401 in 2021, representing a 60% jump, MoneyTransfers analysis has shown. “We expect the…

ShopEX, a multi-channel retail business based in Nigeria and exclusive distributor of some of the world’s most successful ‘As Seen On TV’ products has raised pre-seed funding of $400,000 from Cape Town venture capital firm, HAVAÍC. The investment forms part of a US$635,000 convertible notes round alongside existing angel investors, bringing total investment to date to $885,000 with previous participation from EchoVC and Expert Media Partners. Founded in 2018, ShopEX is on a mission to bring ‘teleshopping’ to the everyday life of Nigerians by creating direct-to-consumer live shopping experiences. The company mobilizes a combination of traditional and digital channels to…

The rise of cross-platform ecosystems has altered how goods and services are delivered and interacted with. In today’s digital world, users anticipate smooth, simple, and consistent experiences while switching across platforms and devices.  A careful approach to design that emphasizes consistency and simplicity across all touchpoints is necessary to meet these expectations. Users require continuity whether they are switching from a mobile app to a desktop interface or utilizing several linked devices in an ecosystem. Designing for particular platforms is not enough to achieve this level of harmony; systemic design thinking is needed. By tackling the complexity of interrelated systems,…