Author: ITPulse

By Faruk Mustapha Umar The outbreak of COVID 19 has been described as one pandemic that has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in all spheres of life. The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has said. The DG who was represented by the Acting Director, Digital Economy Department, Engr. Salisu Kaka, made these remarks in a lecture titled; “Implementing The National Digital Policy Economy for Digital Nigeria: Issues and Prospects”,  for participants of Senior Executive Course 43 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State. Abdullahi noted that; “the disruption to our…

Telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for entries for its 2021 National Essay Competition for undergraduates, which happens to be the 3rd National Essay Competition in a row. In a public notice posted on its official social media platform, the Commission said the National Essay Competition is designed to inspire innovative essay writing skills in tertiary students across the country. The notice signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, shows that the objective of the essay competition is to increase awareness on 5G Technology, engage and enhance research, encourage academic competition and excellence while building the…

Some technology thought leaders have called on corporate organizations to take advantage of digital disruption as a way of surviving the challenges posed by the Covid 19 pandemic. The leaders, who gathered at the NerdsUnite conference the flagship tech programme organized by MainOne, West Africa data center and broadband connectivity unanimously agreed that taking full advantage of the evolving ICT landscape and embrace digital technology capable of positively disrupting their business model is obviously the way to go. First to make the call is Ms. Funke Opeke, Managing Director of MainOne said in her presentation when she said Digital Disruption…

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, it didn’t just change how people lived; it fundamentally transformed how they banked. For traditional financial institutions, the crisis was more than a temporary disruption; it was a wake-up call. According to David Otukpe, Team Lead Consumer Digital Products in one of Nigeria’s biggest banks, the pandemic exposed deep structural inefficiencies in legacy banking systems and revealed just how far behind traditional banks had fallen in the race for digital relevance. “COVID-19 didn’t create the problems banks are facing today,” Otukpe explains. “It simply accelerated them. It forced both customers and institutions to…

DiskStation, the award-winning NAS server from Synology, which is dedicated to data sharing and backup has been deployed by Jumia, Nigeria’s biggest online store. This is coming days after Jumia announced a 10 percent offer on all items in the store. “We’re very excited to make this step forward into the Nigeria market.  Nigerien customers are now able to get their hands on Synology NAS and enjoy a myriad of functions provided, including robust features on smartphone/PC backups, data protection, file serving and multimedia,” said Mike Chen, Sales Director of Synology Inc. “ Synology DiskStation is an intelligent storage device…

Funds recovery scam is a type of scam whereby a scammer claims to help a victim to recover funds lost to fraudsters. The scammer’s target audience are victims that have been previously scammed. This type of scam is common among victims of Forex scam, binary options scam, investment scam and romance scam. How it works: The scammers pretend as funds recovery specialists or their representatives. Alternatively, they disguise as lawyers that are working in the legal department of funds recovery companies and they work in collaboration with those who defrauded the victims previously so as to obtain some of the…

The duo of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Wema Bank has sealed a partnership deal with the Centre for Cyber  Awareness and Development (CECAD) to celebrate the 2021 World Wide Web Day in Nigeria. The event, which is scheduled for August 5 at by10:00am at De Renaissance Hotel, G.R.A, Lagos, will chronicle the impact of the internet, the best ways to use the internet for good and economic development, its impact on the media, business, governance,  youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. According to a statement signed by CECAD National Coordinator, Dr. Bayero Agabi, the event is put together by CECAD…

Multinational technology company, Dell Technologies has partnered with TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor to launch a novel incentive to reward authorised partners trading Dell products in Nigeria. The initiative, known as the Rise Programme, was formally unveiled at the Tech Experience Centre, located at Yudala Heights, 15 Idowu Martins, VI, Lagos. Launching the programme yesterday, Distributor Account Manager, Dell Technologies, Mr. Adebayo Osimi, called on partners who are expecting to benefit from the programme to patronise TD Africa, even as he described the globally renowned company as Dell Technologies’ biggest distributor in Nigeria. Earlier, while…

New Ericsson Mobility Report has revealed that 5G subscriptions with a 5G-capable device grew by 70 million during the first quarter of 2021 and are forecast to reach 580 million by the end of 2021. The report also noted that 5G remains on track to become the fastest adopted mobile generation in history with subscriptions increasing at a rate of about a million per day. China, North America and the Gulf Cooperation Council markets are leading the way on subscriber numbers, while Europe is off to a slow start.  According to the report, which features in the twentieth edition of the…

The need to accommodate a wide range of technological advances, the convergence of technologies and services which have characterized the global telecoms space over the years, informed the decision to review telecom licenses, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has said. Danbatta, who stated this while inaugurating an in-house Standing Committee to carry out the task of reviewing the license, also said the step is being taken in demonstration of its responsiveness to global trends and the dynamics in the Information and Communications Technology ecosystem. “There is a need for the review of the existing…