Author: ITPulse

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission is seeking the corporations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to get a Nigerian re-elected into the ITU Council during the forthcoming Plenipotentiary Conferences. Danbatta, who stated this in brief remarks during the Council session at the ongoing ITU Council taking place in-person at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, believes that having Nigeria re-elected will help the country to continue to collaborate with and support ITU’s development agenda, ensure effective and efficient implementation of ITU Resolutions, implement inclusive programmes to foster universal use of ICT across all divides, and provide…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has posited that the vast experience gained as a long-standing member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has served as a booster to Nigeria’s digital transformation pursuit. While speaking to ICT global leader at the ongoing ITU Council taking place in-person at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Danbatta noted that being a member of ITU has helped the Commission in its effective implementation of government policies, and in stimulating regulatory initiatives focused on advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation. “It is as a result of the enabling experiences…

The Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), which is a subsidiary of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has started a capacity programme for indigenous tech startups in the country. The capacity-building programme, which is in collaboration with Lotus Beta Analytics Nigeria Limited is aimed at supporting the innovative capacities of the startups. According to a statement issued by NITDA, the training being held at the Public Service Institute (PSIN) Kubwa, Abuja, centered on Modernization of Legacy Solutions, Migration of On-Premises Business Solutions to the Cloud, Development of Cloud Applications and driving exponential revenue growth. “The Capacity Building will…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has expressed optimism that Nigeria will in the coming years gain heavily from the 1.78 trillion USD global spending on digital transformation. The NITDA Boss, who expressed this optimism in Abuja during a Breakfast Session tagged “Journey to the Cloud,” which was organised by MainOne in partnership with NITDA, noted that such gains will be visible across the public and private sectors of the country’s economy. “Occasioned by the “sudden digital shift the world is currently expressing” which would make the digital transformation global spending to 1.78…

Touted as the world’s first 13.3-inch OLED windows detachable laptop, the Vivobook 13 Slate OLED by ASUS combines productivity and entertainment, allowing users to work and play without limits at only 785 g and 7.9 mm thin, mobile entertainment is further enhanced with its large 13.3-inch screen. The Vivobook 13’s Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen offers an anti-fingerprint coating to help keep your screen clean as well as scratch-resistant. In terms of specifications, Vivobook 13 Slate OLED comes with Aluminum alloy, Intel quad-core Pentium processor, Windows 11 Pro OS, 13.3” FHD OLED 1920X1080 (16:9), 550-nit peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut…

Rising from the March 8, 2022 webinar that was organized by Firstbank to commemorate the 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the themed Breaking the Bias, Firstbank has again decided to hold a round table for the Gen Zs and Millennials on Friday, 25 March 2022 by 1 pm. The Gen Zs and Millennials will learn from the event speakers cutting across diverse experiences, socio-economic backgrounds and career paths. The event themed “Discrimination, Bias, Stereotype. Still Walking Tall!” will have Cobhams Asuquo, award-winning music producer, songwriter and musician; Osas Ighodaro, Actress, Host, Producer & humanitarian; Ore Runsewe, the founder of…

Interswitch today unveiled five innovative solutions, which it says are expected to boost the payment industry in Nigeria and provide more secure payment solutions to financial institutions, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), merchants and their customers. The new innovations, which were unveiled at the Techconnect event at the prestigious Oriental Hotel in Lagos are Biometric Authentication Solution, Secure Transactions with Tokenization, Card Fusion, Quickteller for Business and Smart POS, noting that the services address digital payment fraud, problems with card issuance and portfolio management. Speaking to journalists on the sideline of the Techconnect event, Akeem Lawal, the Managing Director,…

Securex West Africa, the region leading exhibition and conference for the security, safety, fire and facilities management sectors will return to Lagos in May this year, to reunite its community and act as a catalyst in kicking off business sales in the new normal. Delayed since 2019 due to the pandemic, the programme promises to engage, inspire and connect its more than 3,000 audience members over three days from the 10th – 12th May 2022 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos. “With the time since the last event we have been hard at work bringing in new elements to the show…

By Emmanuel Otori Establishing a new business is not an easy feat as it cannot be compared with a prosperous one that has been in existence. Irrespective of the industry, every startup is likely to go through the same process of development except for variance in time. Subject to certain factors, the speed in growth of startup businesses differs ranging from hiring the right team to maintaining the right customer base. Forming the right team is critical in businesses, especially startups. Over the years, most businesses have been prejudiced in their workforce selection as they fit only men in management…

By Elvis Eromosele Today the average consumer is inundated with advertising at every turn. Indeed, with smartphones, mobile devices, online games, moving billboards and smart television, there is now hardly any safe space, whether online or offline. It is a jungle out there.    It is not surprising therefore that brands struggle to get a signal through the noise. Each day they seek, develop and deploy new strategies to reach the consumer. What they need is a thread to guide them through the labyrinth.   Imagine, if you can, a situation where the existing customers of a brand openly proclaim…