Author: ITPulse

Our pen would simply have to continue to dry up by the day because daily happenings appear enough to suggest how much work there is to be done to ensure a sane society full with love, consideration and sense of brotherhood. Just yesterday, there was a fight between artistes Portable Omolabi and Poco Lee after the former accused the latter of siphoning $2200 dollars of the $3000 dollars that wizkid spread him on the stage while performing. The accusation by Portable led his manager by name Kogbagidi to send him packing from the apartment and company. However, Olamide intervened by…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Christian community under the aegis of the NCC Christian Fellowship (NCCCF) has adduced reasons why it decided to organize the 2021 End of Year Thanksgiving and Christmas Carol. The President of the Fellowship, Mr. Yakubu Gontor, who spoke on the sideline of the thanksgiving service held at the NCC’s Annex Office, Mbora District, Abuja said that the main purpose of the 2021 Carol Service at the Chapel, as it is the tradition, was to give thanks to God for His faithfulness and protection throughout the year 2021. “The end of the year is usually marked…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shared its telecom regulatory experiences with the Congo-Brazzaville Telecommunications Regulations Authority (CTRA), who visited the NCC head office on a benchmarking tour.  During the 3-day visit, the NCC’s Director, TSNI, Bako Wakil, told the CTRA’s team led by its Network Director, Benjamin Mouandza on the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) institued by NCC on QoS and how these KPIs are measured and monitored by the Commission toward ensuring improved service delivery to the Nigeria’s ever-growing telecoms consumers. He said this also helped to improve Quality of Experience (QoE) of the consumers. On type-approval process, Wakil…

A report by Atlas VPN has indicated an increase in malware and other attacks on businesses across world in the last 30 days. In the data it compiled and analysed, Atlas VPN noted that threat actors attacked businesses more than 722 million times during the last 30 days worldwide, with over 73 percent of these hacking attempts malware attacks. The report shows that threat actors dispatched 722 million threats within the last 30 days, which comes out to 23 million attacks daily, over 73 percent of attacks were malware threats, 22 percent phishing and 5 percent command & control (C&C).…

Kayode Tokede examines ways monthly salary earners with FirstBank accounts can benefit from the lender’s numerous loans initiatives amid harsh economy. In time past, monthly income earners – especially bank customers – were unable to have quick access to personal loans to meet their immediate financial needs due to the stringent conditions. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had introduced the Know-Your-Customer (KYC), among other policies, to enhance financial inclusion and reduce the incidence of related identity fraud in the banking sector. These have enhanced the capabilities of banks to grant soft loans to customers. With these, monthly income earners…

Africa has always been at the forefront of the payments space led by mobile money services since 2010 COVID-19 has propelled the adoption of digital payment platforms for millions of people across the African continent. The need for contactless methods of making transactions, transformed what was once a nice-to-have into a necessity. Indeed, whereas the pandemic has bolstered the adoption of digital payments across industries, demographics and payment types on the continent, Africa has always been at the forefront of the payments space led by mobile money services since 2010. As a company, serving thousands of businesses at varying growth…

Dr. Adewale Peter Obadare, the Chief Visionary Officer, Digital Encode Limited has urged both public and private organisations to work towards ensuring they are all ISO Certified. ISO certifications, Dr. Obadare said, help to improve business credibility and authority as well as the overall efficiency of the business and the security/ customer data protection. He gave this advice at the formal presentation of the ISO 27001 (Information Security Management System) and ISO 27701 (Privacy Information Management System) to Avetium Consult; a business Process Outsourcing and Business Technology Solution Company. The ISO certifications were facilitated by Digital Encode Limited. He commended…

The duo of Prof. Isa Pantami, Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have made a case for Africa digital transformation strategy. The two telecom ombudsmen, who spoke at the recent 3-day virtual African Internet Governance Forum 2021 (vAFIGF2021) with the theme: “Advancing Digital Transformation in Africa in the Face of Crisis”, and hosted by the Nigerian government, noted that the digital transformation strategy for Africa should be established on key foundational pillars. For the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, these pillars should include an enabling…

Despite being the second largest continent by population and its huge landmarks, Africa still lags behind in several indicators vital for a successful industrial revolution.  The region is still behind in the most important measures of innovation capacity. Although Africa has 18% of the world’s population, it accounts for only 0.3% of global R&D spending and 0.5% of patent applications. Trade statistics paint a picture of a relatively low-tech, low value-add region: Africa produces 0.4% of global high-technology exports and 0.8% of middle-technology exports, such as industrial machinery, autos and chemicals. Unlike previous waves of industrial change, competing in the…

Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on governments and citizens, countries across the African continent are looking at e-government with renewed interest and urgency. In its latest E-Government Survey, the UN notes that governments around the world are looking at new e-government initiatives in their pursuit of digital government transformation. These include the expansion of e-participation, the delivery of e-government as a platform, the innovative use of intelligent technologies to power smart cities, and the adoption of data-centric approaches to service delivery and government policy. E-government is defined as the use of information and communication technologies to transform government…