Author: ITPulse

South-East Nigeria will soon get landing stations from the 2Africa, a consortium of sub-sea bandwidth cable which comprises China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC. Other landing stations that will get 2Africa’s connectivity are Seychelles, the Comoros Islands and Angola, joining the recently announced extension to the Canary Islands. With these extensions, 2Africa will be the largest subsea cable project in the world and will deliver faster, more reliable internet service to each country where it lands. Thus, improving the Internet for services in education, healthcare and business, will in turn lead to economic and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described the death of Alhaji Ahmed Joda, former Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Commission as an irreparable loss to the entire nation. In a statement today by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC also described Joda as a nation builder, a consummate statesman, an administrator per excellence, a dedicated philanthropist, an egalitarian patriot, a fountain of inspiration, an honest and hardworking person during his lifetime. The Commission noted that late Joda will, indeed, be remembered by all Nigerians, particularly the staff of the Commission and the people of Adamawa State.…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has highlighted some of the efforts it put into the country’s telecommunications industry to ensure the promotion of indigenous solutions, which has in turn reduced capital flight. One of such efforts is the vigorous promotion of local investment in digital infrastructure and competition in the provision of accessible high-speed broadband infrastructure, which has resulted in the Commission delivering on the stipulated targets in the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum on the National Policy for Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector…

Business Metrics Nigeria has successfully hosted a delegation team from the Nigerian telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), operators in the Nigerians telecoms sector and other stakeholders within the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE) at the maiden edition of its Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) held yesterday. The virtual event which focused on the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector and themed: Facilitating Policy Implementation to Deliver Value in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector saw massive participation by captains of industry who addressed various topics to stimulate the effective implementation…

LG Electronics today donated some set of the newly introduced Artcool Inverter air conditioners to the Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital in Ogba area of Lagos State, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Nigeria. Speaking at the brief ceremony to hand over the air conditioners to the hospital management, LG Electronics said the gesture is part of its effort to support health care delivery services in Nigeria. “This visit, which is part of LG Electronics Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, is aimed at reaching out to health institutions in the country. It is my firm belief that the items we are…

Experts, who gathered at the World Wide Web Day conference in Lagos on Monday have called on policies makers in Nigeria at the federal and state level to put in more effort that will result in Nigerians having access to ubiquitous Internet. The experts argued that ubiquitous and affordable Internet will easily lead to more Nigerians lashing on to the digital economy being pursued and championed by the federal ministry of communications and digital economy. First to emphasize this position is Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), insisted that Nigeria has made a…

The 2020 index that measures the status of young people in 181 countries around the world has ranked Nigeria in the 161 positions out of the 181 countries measured. Tagged ‘Global Youth Development Index’, the index was released by Commonwealth Secretariat, where Singapore ranked top for the first time followed by Slovenia, Norway, Malta and Denmark. Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Niger came last respectively. The triennial rankings of youth development in 181 countries, also show that 156 of them recording at least slight improvements in their scores. While the data used in the index pre-dates COVID-19, the report highlights the positive trajectory…

The 17th Annual Titans of Tech Conference and Awards held at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos last month may have come and gone, but the Communique issued recently has triggered why both the government and private sector players must leverage Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT), especially in today’s big data era. Panelists at the conference, well attended by stakeholders in the private and public sector, include Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani, CEO Medallion Communications, Lare Ayoola, CEO IoT Africa and Tranter IT Comms, Olatayo Ladipo Ajai, Country Manager, InfoBip Nigeria, Tinuade Ogunfuyi, and Aderemi Adejumo, MD, CloudFlex services…

Canon, a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems has partnered with Warri-based Rolof Computer Academy to kick-start the Canon Academy Juniors in Warri, Delta State. Announcing this in a short statement, the Founder of Rolof Computer Academy, Mr. Lucky Ofuafor explained that the Canon Academy Juniors is a phenomenal initiative to ignite imaginative skills and foster creativity in kids from a budding age, especially in today’s world of gadgets, games and gizmo’s. “There is an enhanced sense of encouragement for children and parents alike when a world leader like Canon comes forth to…

All is set for stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms and ICT sector to converge and deliberate on a key indigenous content policy at the forthcoming maiden edition of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFO-001) slated for tomorrow August 12, 2021. As the forum focuses on the recently launched National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, will be giving the keynote address to lead other telecoms chiefs across private and public sectors to dissect the policy with a view to stimulating its effective implementation. The virtual…