Author: ITPulse

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…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured Nigerians that the telecommunication industry is 97 percent ready for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology across the country. Speaking on “NCC as a Digital Transformation Crusader and Nigeria’s in-Road to 5G Deployment,” at the annual African Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTech 2021) in Lagos yesterday, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the Commission’s readiness is in line with federal government ‘s resolve to meet target set by the National Broadband Plan 2020-2025. “2025The other day I was at the National assembly, I informed the senate that we were…

A 22-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State, Oluwadamilola Akintewe is on the verge of winning  this year’s $100, 000 global student prize, which is given to one exceptional student that has made a real impact on learning, the lives of their peers and on society beyond. Oluwadamilola Akintewe has made the top 10 finalist out of  over 3,500 nominations and applications from 94 countries around the world for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021. Commenting on Oluwadamilola Akintewe  feat, Lila Thomas, Head of Chegg.org, said: “Oluwadamilola and all our finalists represent the courageous and hardworking students all over the…

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has explained what the partnership with Zinox, Nigeria’s leading tech giant as a technology will mean for the state’s transformation programme. Obaseki gave the explanation during the formal signing of a partnership agreement between the Edo State Government and Zinox held at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Monday, October 11, 2021. The event had in attendance the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh as well as other Management Executives of Zinox, with the Edo State Government represented by Obaseki, as well as other members of the State Executive…

A new report by Atlas VPN has revealed that despite the proliferation of cybercrimes dominating the headlines of many technology-related websites for at least the last two years across the world, hacker for hire costs $250 per job while ransomware costs as little as $66 per kit. According to data presented, spearphishing attacks cost anywhere between $100 and $1,000, while hackers charge around $311 per month to send a barrage of denial of service (DoS) attacks to a specific network. Citing analysts from Microsoft, who provided the costs of these tools in their Digital Defense Report, released in October 2021,…

Oxford Business Group (OBG) has produced a new focus report in partnership with the Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA), which x-ray the operation of Data Centres on the continent and the opportunities for investors. The aim of the report, titled “Data Centres in Africa Focus Report”, according to OBG is to establish an ICT ecosystem that will be key in driving the continent’s economic transformation. The report includes in-depth case studies and viewpoints by representatives from key industry players namely: Starline; the African Infrastructure Investment Managers; ONIX Data Centre; PCCW Global; ST Digital; Teraco; Databridge; MainOne; N+One; Uptime Institute; Workonline…