Author: ITPulse

SHAREit Group, a global technology company, has announced that its digital content sharing and streaming app SHAREit, has been ranked No.4 media source globally in volume and power rankings in non-gaming categories and No.7 in all categories on the In-App purchases (IAP) index, marking another growth milestone. It has also ranked at No.8 on the global retention index across all categories for driving huge volumes. Besides these, SHAREit Group also jumped to higher rankings in gaming categories on the Retention and In-App purchases index globally. The rankings are provided by AppsFlyer, a marketing measurement and experience platform, which released the…

The landing and unveiling of the Google-owned Equiano Subsea Cable from Lisbon in Portugal to Lagos Nigeria and other landing stations in Swakopmund, Namibia and Cape Town, South Africa will accelerate Nigeria’s government’s pursuit of a fully digital economy. This is because Equiano will be the first subsea cable to incorporate optical switching at the fiber-pair level, rather than the other traditional approach of wavelength-level switching. This singular feature that comes with the Equiano Cable will greatly simplify the allocation of cable capacity, giving the flexibility to add and reallocate it in different locations as needed. In fact, Equiano will…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has re-emphasized the need for Nigerians, especially the youths to create more time acquiring skills and not just paper qualifications. The Minister, who was speaking at an event organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to join the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s United Nations (UN) World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID), argued that priority and preference are no more given to the class of degree but the innovative ideas one is able to graduate with. “The approach today is that when a student gets…

As part of efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s 5G and Next Generation Networks deployment, Nigeria and the United State of America through the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), will next week host a 2-day virtual workshop on 5G and Next Generation Networks. The workshop, according to the organiser will convene public and private sector leaders from the United States and Nigeria to identify the technologies and solutions that can accelerate Nigeria’s 5G and Next Generation Networks. Participants will hear about the latest trends and technologies for connectivity, spectrum management, 5G deployment and security, as well as best practices for ICT…

Verve, one of Africa’s leading payment cards and digital tokens brands has rewarded over 64,000 Verve cardholders with more than N50 million during the Verve Good Life Promo 2.0. The reward was given to the 15 lucky winners at the grand prize presentation ceremony, where they were presented with power generating sets or television sets. Those who won power generating sets and television sets are Shakiru Sesan Riliwon and Udeme Akpabio among others. In addition to the above-mentioned gifts, the top 100 transacting cardholders during the promo were rewarded each with N10,000. The lucky winners emerged from across the six…

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has deployed an indigenous software by Cagewox Dot Net Limited for the implementation of Presidential Executive Order No.5. The Director-General of NOTAP Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, who disclosed this in a statement signed by Solomon D. Nshem, Deputy Director (Public Relations & Protocol) at NOTAP, said the software is working perfectly and was made possible as a result of NOTAPs strong belief in the ingenuity of Nigerians. “We have deployed the service of an indigenous software, which is aiding the successful implementation of the Executive Order No. 5 which was signed…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has lined up activities to celebrate this year’s United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day/Expo, which is scheduled for tomorrow Thursday, 21st of April. With the theme: Creativity and Innovation: Powering Collaboration for a Sustainable Digital Economy, NITDA said the WCID 2022 Celebration will feature an Exposition (Expo) and other activities such as an innovation challenge and pitch session and a panel discussion on the theme of the day “Creativity and Innovation: Powering Collaboration for a Sustainable Digital Economy’’ Other activities include an announcement of the innovation competition winners and presentation of Prizes…

In the last four years, the number of applications on the Google play store reduced from 3.6 million to 2,591,578, representing 28 percent drop by March this year. According to tradingplatforms analysis, which presented data showing that the store’s app numbers had fallen by a million, the decline is due to Google’s periodic purges of apps violating its terms of service. Tradingplatforms noted that some of the apps were malicious intruding into users’ privacy and compromising their security. Commenting on the development, tradingplatforms.com’s Edith Reads said, “Google owes its customers the duty to protect. Its Play Store is teeming with…

By Grace Ademola-Adenle As startups scale and teams grow, maintaining design consistency becomes a herculean task. What started as a simple UI style guide quickly became a fragmented ecosystem of mismatched components, conflicting visual elements, and inconsistent user flows. This is where design systems step in—not just as toolkits, but as essential infrastructure for scalable design. A design system is more than a Figma file or a repository of reusable buttons. It’s a structured and evolving framework of components, design principles, accessibility standards, and documentation that aligns teams and accelerates product development. By creating a single source of truth, design…

In the face of unprecedented attacks occasioned by ransomware such Yanluowang, which targets companies around the world, encrypting files on their computers and blocking access to their systems, so that victims cannot access their data, Kaspersky researchers have recommended nine ways companies can fight ransomware attacks. The nine ways are: Do not expose remote desktop services, (such as RDP), to public networks unless absolutely necessary and always use strong passwords for them. Promptly install available patches for commercial VPN solutions that provide access for remote employees and act as gateways into your network. Always keep software updated on all devices…