Author: ITPulse

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has explained that collaboration with the judiciary is key to the protection of telecom infrastructure across the country. Addressing a high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary at the NCC Kano Zonal Office, in Kano, over the weekend, Prof. Danbatta noted that some individuals indulge in willful damage of telecom infrastructure, vandalism, telecoms facility theft and fibre cuts, which need the assistance of the judiciary to address. “NCC does not have prosecutorial power in criminal acts committed by the citizens and licensees which are inimical to the progress of…

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report sponsored by Ericsson has identified four key actions to make a change, even as it states that connecting schools has the potential to boost GDP by up to 20 percent in the least connected nations. The four key actions from the report titled ‘Connecting Learners: Narrowing the Educational Divide’ are: Collaboration is key: A holistic, public/private partnership strategy is needed to coordinate efforts with stakeholders to overcome barriers to school connectivity. Accessibility and affordability: Building infrastructure to enable access to the internet is a starting point. Quality of connection and cost are important factors…

Leading technology solutions providers, entrepreneurs and advocates in Nigeria gathered at the 2021 Titans of Tech Hall of Fame Awards in Lagos, weekend to celebrate the best of the best in the nation’s burgeoning ICT industry. Titans of Tech Hall of Fame Awards is designed to celebrate Hi-tech most important movers and shakers; pioneers, Innovators, men, women, organisations and institutions who blazed the trail and used ICT to improve the way of life in our society. It is a recognition of overall excellence, of unflinching commitment and a lifetime of efforts in the service of ICT, humanity and Nigeria. The…

Techeconomy, a Nigeria-based digital news platform, has been decorated as the ‘Most Innovative Digital Media Platforms of the Year’ in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, at Titans of Tech Hall of Fame 2021 edition. The colourful event took place over the weekend at Oriental Hotel, Lagos and was attended by Tech influencers in Nigeria and other dignitaries in the country. The Managing Consultant, TechTV, Don Pedro Aganbi, organisers of the high-octane Titans of Tech Hall of Fame Awards, said the Awards ceremony was designed to celebrate Hi-Tech most important movers and shakers; the revolutionaries, icons, organisations and institutions that are…

Infobip Nigeria, a global cloud communications company during the weekend revalidated its Nigeria’s presence by carting home two outstanding awards in the country’s Information and Communications Technology landscape. The two awards are the most Outstanding Business Communication Solution Provider of the Year award at the 17th Titan of Tech Nigeria Awards and the ‘Communications Solutions Provider of the Year 2021’ at the 12th Annual Beacon of ICT Awards held in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. Infobip Nigeria edged off Clickatell, Monty Mobile, and Kirusa to receive the Most Outstanding Communications Platform Solution Provider of the Year Award. Speaking on the award, Infobip…

To ensure Nigerians in remote, hard-to-reach areas, schools and health centres link their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) with their National Identity Number (NIN), the Federal Government has decided to extend NIN-SIM data verification to October 31, 2021. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission and Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications at the National Identity Management Commission. The decision to extend the deadline followed a review of the progress of the exercise which indicated significant progress, hence the need to consolidate the gains of the enrolment and NIN-SIM…

Medallion Communications Limited, today beat Broadbased Communications, MainOne and Globacom to emerge the ‘Telecom Company of the Year 2021’ at the Titans of Tech Awards, organized by TechTV. Announcing Medallion as the winner of the ‘Telecom Company of the Year 2021’, the organiser said, Medallion touted as Nigeria’s Tele-House has continued to show resilience even in the face of challenges such as Covid-19, which has forced many organisations to close shop. ‘From our findings, Medallion has shown capacity in providing telecom services that are presently powering the country’s telecom industry and by implications, the economy. So, without a doubt, Medallion…

TIMOTHY CHIMHURUMNANYA OGBORUCHE is a, seasoned entrepreneur, business consultant, leadership expert, motivational speaker and geologist by training. He is the CEO of Teleworld Hub Enterprises, one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications firms with branches across the country. He is also the President of Tehila Integrated Services Limited the parent company for Tehila Sounds which specializes in providing Pro Sound solutions to any specification and capacity. In this interview, the Isuochi, Abia State-born serial entrepreneur talks about the activities of his Teleworld Hub, the place of technology in Nigeria’s overall economic development and topical sundry issues.  As the CEO of Teleworld Hub…

By Yewande Foluke Bassey The epic moment was heralded by jingles in the media and all other avenues of modern communication. The hype was in commemoration of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Two decades of existence as the champion of IT practices, regulation and development in Nigeria. In 2001, the contribution of the IT sector to the national GDP was less than 0.5% and today, according to the National Bureau of Statistics report, ICT leads the industry contribution with over N4trn in Q1 2021. This is as a result of prompting…

In a bid to provides visibility into suspicious network traffic patterns, Sophos, a next-generation cybersecurity firm has announced the acquisition of Braintrace to further enhance Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response (NDR) technology. The decision to acquire Braintrace is based on the company’s NDR, which provides deep visibility into network traffic patterns, including encrypted traffic, without the need for Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) decryption. “You can’t protect what you don’t know is there, and businesses of all sizes often miscalculate their assets and attack surfaces, both on-premises and in the cloud. Attackers take advantage of this, often…