Author: ITPulse

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for what he described as a transparent, fair and credible 3.5GHz spectrum auction’ conducted in December last year. The Minister, who spoke yesterday in Abuja at the official presentation of the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the Commission country to the Nigerian Communications Commission, also presented the National Policy on 5G Networks, a document earlier launched by President Muhammadu Buhari last month to the NCC. “You were transparent, fair and credible in 3.5GHz spectrum auction,” he said. He explained that…

The Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research has chosen February 28th and March 1, 2022, for its forthcoming National Stakeholders Summit to address vandalisation of critical infrastructure and business assets in Nigeria. According to the Centre, the Summit will hold at Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, with the theme: ‘Protecting Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructure, Monuments And Business Assets’. At a pre-event conference held Tuesday in Abuja, Chief of Strategic Planning & Innovations and Head of Secretariat of the Centre, Chiakor Alfred (PhD), recalled that the last two decades have demonstrated clearly the nature of threats to Nigeria’s security have changed significantly.…

As part of its commitment to supporting economic and human development initiatives, the U.S. government has decided through its Consulate in Nigeria to kit 70 Nigerians on a 6-week digital and employability skills program. The empowerment, which is coming from United States African Development Foundation (USADF) under its Employability Support Project in partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), will help create job opportunities and facilitate improved sustainable economic growth and development. According to a press statement, the employability training program is aimed at creating more job opportunities for youths in the state, reducing unemployment and improving economic…

In this piece, SHAREit Lite – a global file-sharing app  – explores some use-cases of file-sharing within Nigeria’s formal and informal sector. Imagine being at the office and needing to urgently transfer some files from your phone to your personal computer. You’ve worked on your mobile phone while in transit and need to send the documents to your boss as soon as you arrive at the office. Upon arrival, you tried plugging in a direct phone-to-PC USB connection and had to battle partial contact issues. The Bluetooth transfer occurred as an alternative, but it’s taking such a long time then…

By Chijioke Ugwuh As modern customers’ expectations around brand engagement continue to evolve, governments must embrace communication strategies that will enable them to engage with their citizens in a fast, secure, and reliable way. The Customer Experience (CX) that results from this engagement must allow citizens to access government services in the most convenient and effective manner possible, ensuring that they are left with a positive and lasting impression of the interaction. Nigeria is seeing this first-hand with the emergence of the technology-savvy modern citizen. A study by Statista shows that 51% of Nigerians engage with brands and organisations digitally,…

…. Farewell to eye strain – enjoy an easy-on-the-eyes experience with LG OLED TV In the TV world, the importance of one’s eye health has been overlooked and undervalued by so many of us. But now, people are beginning to pay more attention to protecting their eyes as we seem to rely more and more on electronic devices every passing year. With the advancement in technology, we have witnessed the development of colour TV, the use of satellite transmission systems, the invention of videotape technology, and the introduction of high-definition TV. Long screen exposure can yield undesirable side effects, so…

The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) has hailed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for leveraging the 3.5 GHz band for the 5G network in Nigeria. According to NIEEE in a statement signed by its outgoing National Chairman, Engr. Kings Adeyemi, the 3.5 GHz band is the best choice to balance capacity and network coverage, which in turn encourages operators to commit investment in 5G infrastructure. “NCC’s decision to leverage 3.5 GHz band allays the fear of 5G services interfering with the aircraft operations as currently exercised in some countries as the 3.5 GHz band has sufficiently safeguarded civil aircraft…

KPMG, a professional services firm has given insights into why it decided to release the 2021 Digital Channels Scorecard for leading retail banks in Africa. Releasing the scorecard via a Zoom virtual meeting with the press, KPMG said the scorecard highlighted in a Thought Leadership publication unveils in-depth insights on the state of user experience at 26 leading retail banks across Africa. According to KPMG, the publication offers perspectives on how well the featured banks deliver on customer preferences, user experience and adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and Robotics, to drive better engagement and experience differentiation. “Customers no…

Increasingly, Valentine’s Day is becoming more than a fad in Nigeria. It is now a special day on which love is shared and celebrated. The days before and after Valentine’s Day are often prevalent with festivities that we now have a Valentine season with the D-day as the epoch. This year’s Valentine’s Day (Monday 14th February 2022) promises to be remarkable and memorable, especially for customers of Smile Nigeria for whom a unique one-week Valentine promo had been conceived. Commencing from Thursday 10th February to Wednesday 16th February 2022, the Smile Valentine Promo, by its bouquet of robust incentives and…

By Hashim Suleiman  Unfortunately, the gullibility of Nigerians have left some of us with no option but to continue to utilize opportunities to create awareness to how certain people use the opportunities they’ve gotten cheaply to acquire positions rightly or wrongly to hoodwink the society into rejecting our best on the basis of politics, bigotry and sentiments. This cannot continue and some of us will continue to test some of these pronouncements and decisions that have the coloration of a ‘Pull Him Down’ syndrome.  The happenings lately point to the fact that certain opportunists in this country are largely overrated…