Author: ITPulse

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has made a case for a market-driven innovation in Nigeria, saying for the country to be a prosperous nation, a paradigm innovation is needed for economic prosperity and development rather than focusing on the visible signs of poverty. Mal. Inuwa presented this case when he declared open a 5-day capacity building programme on market-creating Innovation and Advisory Services for civil servants and other Information Technology stakeholders today in Abuja yesterday. While expressing his enthusiasm at the theme of the programme, Mal. Inuwa stated that developing market creation strategies…

In an effort to reach more stakeholders with its content and improve the Commission’s visibility locally and internationally, the Nigerian Communications Commission has decided to launch a Podcast channel. The launch of the Podcast channel deepens NCC’s corporate culture as an organization after it has over the years deployed various well-established conventional and social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter (banned for now) for its media and public relations activities. According to the Commission, due to advancements in digital technologies, Podcasts have become increasingly popular as a medium of stakeholder engagement as they help increase these engagements…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has documented selected speeches made by its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta in a book titled “Catalysing Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Transformation through Broadband Infrastructure” in order to preserve these speeches for historical reference. The speeches selected in the book launched yesterday by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami captures the successes and challenges of the Nigerian communications sector from the perspective of Prof. Umar Danbatta as the regulatory agency boss.  Giving a remark at the launch, Prof. Danbatta said: “As the chief regulator of this very dynamic telecom sector, I have…

The new Strategic Vision (Implementation) Plan (SVP) 2021-2025, launched by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has five items that will be implemented in the five years period, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has announced. The five items, according to Prof. Danbatta are organizational renewal for operational efficiency and regulatory excellence; facilitating the provision of infrastructure for a digital economy that fosters national development and promoting fair competition, inclusive growth, increased investment and innovative services. others are improving quality of service (qos) for enhanced consumer quality of experience (qoe), and facilitating strategic collaboration and partnership. Highlighting…

Kaspersky experts have highlighted the three most common Business Email Compromise attacks, saying between May and July 2021, its products prevented more than 9,500 BEC attacks globally, including those against businesses in air transportation, industry, retail, IT, and delivery. The antivirus and cybercrime company noted that such attacks demand significant time and resources, and preparation for them may last from a few weeks to several months, adding that one successful attack may lead to damage worth many millions for a company. During a BEC attack, fraudsters usually initiate an email exchange with a company employee in order to gain their…

By Rotimi Onadipe Despite all efforts made by Law Enforcement Agencies and many Anti-fraud Organisations to reduce cybercrime to the barest minimum, research revealed that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated in their illegal activities, they are developing new fraud schemes every day with changes in technologies. However, the greatest weapon of all current and intending users of the internet against cybercriminals is  “knowledge” about the most common online scams and how to avoid them. Here are some of the most common online scams and how to avoid them and reduce your vulnerability. Phishing scam: This is when an online fraudster…

The quest to improve access to power and thus boost national productivity has received a positive response with the partnership between Niteo Limited, an indigenous power integration firm and Green Glass Africa, Germany, to provide Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) across Nigeria. BIPV is an innovative customized solution that enables the integration of Solar Modules into building facades, rooftops, wall cladding, bus shelters and gatehouses among others facilities producing electrical power in addition to the aesthetic enhancements. This solution is a welcome development especially in urban areas such as Nigeria State Capitals where there is a current trend of utilizing glass…

Chidi Nwaogu, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Publiseer applied for Africa’s Business Heroes Competition and made it to Top-20 in the Media & Entertainment category. He has decided to share his experience about the process of the competition being sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation In your own assessment, what do you think is the challenge of the media and entertainment industry in Nigeria? Every day, fresh talents are rising and joining the media and entertainment industry in Nigeria, and even Africa. Some of these upcoming acts are in search of fame, some in search of green pasture, while…

Ikenna Nzewi, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Releaf applied for Africa’s Business Heroes Competition, sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation in the Agriculture category and has made it to the Top-20. In this interview, he revealed what he intends to do with the grant if he makes it to Top-10 and eventually wins any of the grant categories. Food shortage is one of the major problems in Nigeria, what solution is Releaf bringing to the table? Wastage is a major issue that is contributing to food shortages in Nigeria. According to The World Bank, Nigeria loses and wastes 40 percent…

Storage and transportation of perishable products such as dairy products and vaccines remain a challenge. Thus, Oghenetega Iortim, Managing Director of GRICD in this interview shared what it will mean to win Africa’s Business Heroes competition grant in the Logistics category being sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation. What is GRICD all about? Gricd aims at reducing losses by providing real-time visibility into the storage and transportation conditions of perishable products such as dairy products and vaccines. We make use of an infrastructure agnostic device called the “mote” to detect storage conditions in facilities and report this information in real-time…