Author: ITPulse

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is set to host its annual Tech Week promotion, widely regarded as the biggest tech sale in the Nigerian shopping calendar from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 20, 2022. The highly anticipated promotion will offer shoppers the best prices and unmatched deals across various product categories including Mobile Phones, Computing – Laptops, Desktops & Monitors, Printers and Scanners, PC Gaming, Computer Accessories, etc., as well as a wide range of Electronics and Home & Kitchen products, among others. Meanwhile, excitement is bound to hit a fever pitch among savvy shoppers and bargain hunters…

What happens when we forget our website passwords and need to reset them? We click the ‘forgot your password?’ link, which triggers the reset process. Almost always, that action sends reset instructions to our emails. But how safe is our information on email platforms – particularly when the service is being offered at zero charges to its users? Cybercrime is at an all-time high, and emails are especially susceptible to security breaches. Email is increasingly becoming the central hub for all our online activities, including password resets, payment and billing information, and personal data. But our reliance on email services…

Numbers presented by SafeBettingSite have shown that China is the current leader in the eCommerce industry and will stay as the leader at least up until 2025, as the Chinese eCommerce industry will produce $1626 billion in yearly revenue by 2025. In 2021, the annual income of the Chinese eCommerce industry stood at $1368 billion, even as the United States has been playing catch-up with China regarding the eCommerce industry to reach $1365B in 2025. According to the data available on Statista, the United States eCommerce industry accounted for $799.7B in 2021. However, the US eCommerce industry will witness rapid…

There are Seventy-eight licensees are currently operating in competition in the colocation and infrastructure sharing (CIS) segment of the Nigerian telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. This is important and needs strengthening to enhance competition in the sector in view of the critical role played by the colocation and infrastructure sharing segment of the telecom ecosystem in ensuring robust services. Thus, to have insightful and evidenced-based facts to glean the dynamics at play and ensure the continuous growth of the CIS segment of the telecom market, the Commission has hired the services of Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC),…

The Divisional CEO at ipNX Nigeria, Segun Okuneye has stated that Nigeria requires additional 167,000 kilometers of fibre infrastructure to fulfill its target of fifth-generation network and ubiquitous broadband. “Nigeria needs between 120,000 to 167,000 km of fibre infrastructure, in addition to the existing 55,000 km to meet the current broadband targets and those of the future with advanced connectivity such as the fifth-generation network,” he said. Okuneye, who made this submission recently while addressing telecoms stakeholders at a forum dedicated to the National Policy on the Fifth Generation Network for Nigeria’s Digital Economy, which ipNX co-sponsored, also noted that…

​The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will join the rest of the world to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day, which is observed annually during the last week of April. According to the ITU, it will focus on ‘Access and Safety’ as key elements to engage the next generation with information and communication technology (ICT), even as this year’s theme reflects the world’s shared interest in empowering youth and girls to safely benefit from active digital life. ITU recognizes the need to ensure girls and women enjoy equal access to digital learning opportunities, particularly in the least developed countries. According to…

Industry experts at a panel session hosted by Digital Infra Africa have recognized Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city as Africa’s biggest investment destination in terms of digital infrastructure. This recognition of the leading role Lagos is playing in driving investment was highlighted during a panel hosted by Digital Infra Africa where industry experts deliberated. The industry experts, who deliberated on the impact of growing investment by global players in data centers on the Continent include MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke joined by Robert Mullins, CEO, Raxio Group; Jan Hnizdo, CEO, Teraco and Mike Last, Chief Marketing Officer & VP, International Business Development,…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is worried over the alleged N2.6trillion tax evasion by MTN Nigeria and has vowed to ensure accountability on the capital allowances granted to MTN Nigeria by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. According to the Punch Newspaper, the Committee has summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo over the matter. The Committee noted in its report that the Federal Inland Revenue Service accorded value to MTN, while in some cases without certificates and evidence of capital allowance issued by the ministry which reflects the entire assets procured by…

The 2022 edition of Securex West Africa International Exhibition and Conference is just two weeks away at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos from 10th – 12th May 2022. Across the three days of the exhibition, there are various conferences taking place that will focus on different sectors of the industry. On Tuesday 10th May the focus will be on Protecting Critical National Infrastructure with keynote addresses from Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, CP Abiodun Sylvester Alabi, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and Agasa Kehinde, The Commandant – Lagos State, Federal Fire Service.…

After weeks of speculation, the world’s richest man, according to Forbes, Elon Musk has finally acquired Twitter for approximately $44 billion in cash This is coming after buying a 9% stake in the social media platform. On April 25, Twitter’s board of directors announced the sale of the company to Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, for approximately $44 billion in cash. The deal values each Twitter share, which traded at $51.60 when it was halted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, at $54.20. Musk is the world’s richest man, according to Forbes, with an estimated…