Author: ITPulse

Sales are a determinant of whether a business would survive or not. The life blood of every business is embedded in the day-to-day activities that can generate consistent cash flow. Some organizations get caught up in trying to do many things are at time which makes their progression towards activities that contributes to their down line flawed and is visible in the finances of the organizations. Organizations are not necessarily alarmed until there is a sharp drop in revenue; however a sharp drop in revenue is only an indication of many other factors beyond what has been observed. This revenue…

Every other day, social media brings us a picture or video of a dilapidated school somewhere in Nigeria or shares images of a distraught widow, a struggling roadside trader or street hawker, or some other hapless victims of the extremely harsh realities of living in Nigeria. Immediately, as if on cue or automated, viewers launch into stinging attacks of government, public officials, the privileged class and even Nigeria itself. The attacking mob wastes no time in calling for the government’s head or the heads of public officials with responsibilities in the jurisdiction or sector where the unfortunate sights surfaced from.…

No matter how close a person is to you, don’t link your National Identification Number (NIN) to the person’s SIM, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned. “On no account should a telecom consumer, however circumstanced, allow another person to register a SIM with another person’s NIN,” said NCC’s Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Efosa Idehen while speaking during the radio programme focused on ‘the Benefits of NIN-SIM Integration. According to NCC, not linking your NIN to another person’s SIM will protect the true owner of the NIN from any liabilities or negative consequences arising from the use of other person’s…

Stakeholders in the information and communication technology industry have stressed that accelerating innovation remains the best path to drive inclusive growth. The tech experts among who are C-Suite executives, founders, presidents of companies/organisations, presidents of industry associations, startups/entrepreneurs and government officials, etc., unanimously agreed on this at the 2021 Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH2021) held in Lagos on Wednesday October 13, 2021, highlighting that building infrastructure to extend internet access in underserved areas will drive digital transformation across board. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), focusing his presentation on “NCC as a…

United Kingdom based Juniper Research has reported that 5G capabilities will drive enthusiasm and awareness of private cellular networks; bringing annual spend on network hardware and services to almost $12 billion globally by 2023. This will represent 116% from the $5.5 billion expected for 2021, even as over 60% of base stations used in these deployments in 2023 will be 5G  Thanks to its ultra-low latency and signal propagation properties that allow deployment in environments where conventional networks struggle. “With private networks frequently entirely separate from public networks, the role of traditional mobile network operators can be minimal in many…

New data has shown that the global gaming PC market is expected to hit $60bn value by 2025, showing a massive 40 percent increase in five years. This is even the global shipments of gaming PCs and monitors continue to grow faster than their parent markets, driving the entire industry’s value to record high. According to data presented by MajoresApuestas.com, the gaming industry continues surging, with millions of people spending more money on games and gaming equipment each year. Although many have speculated that COVID-19 reopening would jeopardize the market growth, that did not happen. Even with the component supply…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again pledged to support all telecom operators in the country, including supposedly small operators in a bid to ensure a more competitive and sustainable telecoms sector. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the pledge at a two-day tripartite dialogue of the Commission tagged, ‘Talk To The Regulator (TTTR) Forum’ which was held in Kano last week. While urging all telecom licensees to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and other regulatory frameworks put in place by the Commission, Prof. Danbatta promised to engender effective regulatory environment…

By Segun Saromi An ongoing hot topic in the financial technology sector is the integration of novel technologies for developing data-powered FinTech solutions that support a paradigm shift for serving a personalized user experience to young people needing customer-centric financial services. Thanks to the advancement of big data and data analytics, FinTech organizations can now create novel ideas that are targeted to the specific requirements of young adult clients. However, it’s equally important that you comprehend how preceding generations have developed in terms of their requirements and financial inclusion. For the old generations, it was practically hard to access financial…

A new insight released by Sophos on an international cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users through popular dating apps, such as Bumble and Tinder has revealed that the scam has raked in at least $1.4 million. A report detailing the latest findings, “CryptoRom Fake iOS Cryptocurrency Apps Hit US, European Victims For At Least $1.4 Million,”shows that the operation has escalated. The attackers have expanded from targeting people in Asia to include people in the U.S. and Europe. Sophos has uncovered a Bitcoin wallet controlled by the attackers that contains nearly $1.4 million in cryptocurrency, allegedly collected from victims. Sophos researchers have code-named…

The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has urged  Rector of the Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology (NACEST) Makurdi, Brig. Gen. Yahaya Abdulhamid to leverage technology such as Artificial Intelligence and bring solution to the country’s security challenges. The NITDA DG, who hosted the Rector in Abuja recently believes that the use of technology in combating insecurity in the country can never be overemphasized.  According to him, with the advent of artificial intelligence, automated vehicles and drones amongst many other hi-tech innovations in fighting war, it is important to know how…