Author: ITPulse

Ubongo, Africa’s leading edutainment company, has called for the return of the children’s education and entertainment belts on Nigerian television and radio stations. The pan African social enterprise made this call at the commencement of its capacity building initiative in Lagos on Monday, October 4, 2021 with the Abuja session scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 2021. Tayo Olaniyan, Country Representative, Ubongo, who made this call during the “Storytelling for Change” workshop for broadcasters, educators and content providers for children programmes, noted that there is currently a dearth of educational content in Nigeria which the return of the children belt on…

A cybersecurity expert, Mr. Remi Afon has posited that for the Nigerian government to reap the full benefits of digital transformation, the country must focus on accelerating improvements in five fundamental pillars. The five pillars, according to Afon, who is also the President of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) are infrastructure, digital platforms, digital financial services, digital entrepreneurship and digital skills. Giving his open remark at this year’s Cyber Secure Nigeria 2021 Hybrid Conference with the theme “The Future of Cyber Security in Nigeria’s Digital Transformation”, Afon noted that Nigeria is currently capturing just a small fraction of…

As Nigeria marks 20 yearsGlobal System of Mobile Communications (GSM) revolution, stakeholders in the Nigerian telecommunication sector are billed to participate in an industry-wide dialogue summit aimed at addressing salient issues affecting over 200 million telecom corporate and individual consumers, Tagged: Roundtable Conversation on Telecom Consumers Series, the thematic focus of the summit will centre around ‘Nigeria’s Deregulated Telecom Sector @ 20: Addressing Critical Issues on Consumer Protection’. The forum scheduled to hold virtually on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by 10:00 a.m. in compliance with the COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures, is expected to drive this lofty agenda though the power…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dismissed the media report that it is set to qualify Nigerians below the age of 18 years from acquiring Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Commission said the report is not only misleading and inaccurate; but a misinformation and mischaracterisation of the proceedings of the Public Inquiry on the Reviewed/Draft Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, which took place recently. “For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission wishes to categorically state that the said report is not only misleading and inaccurate; but a misinformation…

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark October Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a cybersecurity expert and Chief Technology Officer of CED Technologies, Mr. Chukwuebuka Ume-Ezeoke, has highlighted five tips for secure mobile app development The five tips, according to Chukwuebuka a highly Qualified Security Expert with expertise in fixing security vulnerabilities using an Automated Security Testing suite in minutes from Phishing and Social engineering attacks, will help Developers, Security Researchers, and Enterprises to build safe and secure applications. The five tips are Write a secure code Bugs and vulnerabilities in a code are the starting point most attackers…

Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm Pacer Ventures is set to further unlock the power of digital transformation in Africa with the launch of Pacer Labs, a software development firm born to support the African digital ecosystem and the growth of forward-looking organisations by harnessing the power of advanced technologies. Projections indicate that Africa will be the world’s next tech talent center due to the emerging mobile population. This in turn inspires Pacer Labs’ confidence for the future market in Africa, positioning them at the forefront of the push towards maximising the tech talent of the African economy. Ray Sharma, Chairman, Pacer…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has said the idea behind the establishment of Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team, (CERRT) is to reduce cyber-attacks and make Nigeria’s Cyberspace safer. While speaking at the inauguration of the Nigeria Communications Commission’s Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team CERRT, Dr. Pantami said the project was strategically built-in line with Digital Economy Policy and Strategy of President Muhammadu Buhari for a Digital Nigeria. According to him, the facility was initiated and executed in accordance with International best practices and meet the needs of the present reality of mitigating and…

The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has sealed a partnership deal with MassChallenge to help entrepreneurs in Nigeria grow their brands and initiatives locally while having easy access to the global ecosystem. This access to global ecosystem, according to NITDA will offer more support to the enterprenuers and ultimately, create jobs and wealth for Nigeria. Speaking during a virtual meeting with the MassChallenge Global Partnership Manager, Kevin O Reilly to seal the partnership, NITDA Director General, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, noted that the partnership is part of efforts of the Agency in implementing the promotion of indigenous content, a strategic…

KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, has been identified as the leading provider of digital payment services for e-commerce transactions in Nigeria. The rating came from Statista, a globally renowned market and consumer data firm. The development justifies the huge popularity and impressive dominance KongaPay enjoys as a reliable, secure and trustworthy e-payment channel for many savvy users in Nigeria. Furthermore, the platform, which ranks as one of the thriving subsidiaries in the Konga Group, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, has once again lived up to its billing as one of the top enablers of online shopping in…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held its maiden edition of Campus Conversation, an Outreach Programme which is an important part of NCC’s new Telecom Consumer Conversation (TCC). The Campus Conversation programme, which was held at the University of Abuja followed the re-structuring and re-branding of the Commission’s existing consumer outreach programmes. Rolling out some of the Commission’s achievement to telecom consumers, NCC’s Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Efosa Idehen, noted that NCC has always been at the forefront of protecting the interest of the consumers as a consumer-centric regulator. “Over the years, NCC has embarked on many initiatives and programmes…