Author: ITPulse

…the availability of consistent cash flow makes a start-up investment ready A start-up needs investments in order to reach out to its numerous customers especially when the demand for their product or service is high. The major reason for investments in start-ups is the steady growth experienced. Start-up founders need to understand that an investor is not a friend but an enabler with financial capability to help sustain the growth of the business, who in turn expects to get returns in the form of dividends or equity in the overall stake. Investments in a start-up could be by a venture…

Nigeria is expected to benefit from a yearly $4.7 trillion exportation of digital service, owing to an alliance being forged by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Speaking at a press conference hosted by the outgoing NEPC Executive Director, Mr Segun Awolowo to commemorate the consolidation and partnership between the two organisations, he said the alliance is in line with the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pillar of the NITDA’s 2021-2024 Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan recently launched. Also, NITDA Director General, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, who was represented at the event by the Acting…

Sophos, a UK company primarily focused on providing security software in conjunction with TechEconomy.ng has announced December 7, 2021 (11.00 AM WAT) as the date for the webinar on ‘Securing Remote Working’. Coronavirus has brought remote working to the top of everyone’s mind, with many organizations already enabling or exploring it. According to the Velocity Smart Technology Market Research Report 2021, 70% of remote workers said they had experienced IT problems during the pandemic, and 54% had to wait up to three hours for the issue to be resolved. Meanwhile, CISO’s Benchmark Report 2020, says organizations are struggling to manage remote…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged students of the Bayero University Kano to know their rights and privileges, especially as it concerns telecom services. Speaking at the Campus Conversation (CC), a sub-programme of the Telecom Conversations of NCC, the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, NCC, Efosa Idehen, noted that when telecom consumers know their rights and privileges, it will help enhance quality of experience in respect of telecom services. “As telecom consumers, it is your right and privilege to know and request for quality telecom services from your providers,” Idehen, who was represented by the Head, Consumer Policy Development and…

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce group, has rolled out loads of amazing and unbeatable deals for the Black Friday shopping fest today. This year’s edition of the globally celebrated Black Friday is being observed today, Friday November 26, 2021. In its usual tradition of going over and above to raise the bar for its customers, the management of the e-commerce giant has added an extra dimension to its ongoing Konga Yakata sale for today’s celebration of Black Friday. Among the mouth-watering deals at the disposal of shoppers on the Konga platform today are treasure hunts offering the new iPhone 13…

A leading African retailer, Pick n Pay has selected  Clickatell, a mobile communications and chat commerce to manage their WhatsApp customer communication channel. With this, customers can easily access Pick n Pay services by sending “Hi” to +27 60 070 3037, leading to an easy way to navigate menu then allows shoppers to choose which action they want to perform. The Pick n Pay WhatsApp channel currently hosts catalogues, COVID-19 FAQs, store locator, Smart Shopper card services and other customer services options. “We are constantly looking to improve our customer service and to make it easier for our customers to…

Creditswitch, a company committed to providing the best of VAS Aggregator services in the Telecom and IT industry space in Nigeria, has won Unified VAS Solutions Provider of the Year award.   The award was conferred on Creditswitch at 2021 edition of the prestigious Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA) held at Oriental Hotel on November 19, 2021.   The company’s world class technical infrastructure and resources enables it to be the most preferred VAS provider for various businesses within the country and beyond.   Creditswitch has flexible business model, the technology and expertise and serves B2B and B2C customers from…

The growth of phishing attacks mimicking e-payment pages was spotted in the run-up to the Black Friday period. The total number of financial phishing attacks disguised as e-payment systems more than doubled from September (627,560) to October 2021 (1,935,905), indicating a 208% increase. This was disclosed by the latest findings from Kaspersky’s ‘Black Friday 2021: How to Have a Scam-Free Shopping Day’ report. The sales season attracts the attention of shoppers and retailers; however, it is also a favorite of cybercriminals who do not hesitate to cash in on online shoppers by creating fake pages mimicking the biggest retail platforms…

Ethnos IT Security Solutions Limited, an indigenous company with focus on cyber security marks their ten years in the Nigerian IT ecosystem offering robust cyber security solution and advisory services to their clients across the nation. The company used that opportunity to unveil their new logo that would reflect their new business vision and how they have come to serve their numerous customers better. Speaking to the media, Peter Ejiofor, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ethnos IT Security Solutions Limited looked back at the years and recalled how far they have come and what has made the organization…

Zinox Technologies Limited has been crowned the pioneer 2021 Technology Company of the Year by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella organization of all Information Technology professionals, interest groups and stakeholders in Nigeria. The ICT giant was accorded the award at the National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) held at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The well-organized event had the crème of personalities in the Nigerian tech sector in attendance, including the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat who represented the Lagos State Governor at the event. The Deputy Governor was also…