Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Senate is presently legislating on reforms that will help to revive the ailing Nigerian Postal Service and make the country’s postal industry rise to the demands of existing realities, Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed Giving her remark yesterday at the Public hearing of the Senate Committee on Communications on the Nigerian Postal Service Act and the Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number Bill 2021, Senator Tinubu, revealed that she has already sponsored a bill aimed at reforming the postal industry. The bill among other things proposes an expansion of the current objectives of NIPOST, to…

A new “Active Adversary Playbook 2021’ released by Sophos, one of the global companies that deliver endpoint, encryption and network security solutions, has revealed that adversaries spend more than 250 hours undetected in target networks on average. The playbook, which details attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs), also reveals that 69 percent of attacks Sophos responded to in 2020 used Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for internal lateral movement. The findings show that the median attacker dwells time before detection was 11 days – or 264 hours with the longest undetected intrusion lasting 15 months. Ransomware featured in 81%…

In an attempt to address the needs of its esteemed consumers who are health conscious and want to live a healthy lifestyle, LG Electronics in the last few years has focused on innovative ways to deliver the next generation of quality products that will fit into the smart home of the future. This is because life is not just about having the latest electronics but about the experiences technology creates. To live a healthy and more convenient lifestyle, many people across the world are seeking eco-friendly, energy-saving and sustainable smart home appliances than ever before. In the residential air conditioners…

A new Growth & Recovery video produced by Oxford Business Group in partnership with technical solutions provider JESA, has indicated that Africa’s fast pace of growth had heightened the need to bridge the significant gaps in power provision across the continent. Titled “Powering Africa: Green Opportunities” and available in English and French, the video can be viewed at https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/news/powering-africa-green-energy-opportunities-rapidly-growing-region “Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, with a population projected to more than double, from 1.1bn in 2019 to around 2.5bn by 2050. Today, more than half of the region’s population has no access to power,” Marc-André…

The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) Forum On Cloud/Data Services, which is set to hold on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at CitiHeight Hotel in Lagos, has sealed deals with more firms as participatory partners. Among those firms, who will participate in the hybrid forum are web-based cryptocurrency trading platforms, Vintage Confluence LLC, CWG Plc, Medallion Communications Limited, Layer3 Limited and the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). These company’s representatives will join other leading stakeholders to set issues around the growth of data hosting, preservation and utilisation in the country. With the theme: Achieving 30% Growth In Local…

An education technology firm, Skool Media Nigeria Limited has called for the adoption of digital learning in schools across Nigeria, as the country joins the rest of the world to mark the 2021 Children’s Day celebration. In a statement signed by the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Sola Oluwadare, Skool Media also pledges its support for the continued intervention in learning digitally in Nigerian schools, noting that it is the leeway to competitive and healthy development in the 21st century.   “Being a role model for the adoption of technology in education in Africa and a reference point for Ed-tech…

The 2021 ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA laptop from ASUS, maker of motherboards, PCs, monitors, graphics cards and routers can be said to be one of the world’s most sophisticated device, as it comes with a chassis and lid made of magnesium-aluminum alloy, new hinge design with AAS Plus and new ScreenPad Plus UI and features. A check on the laptop indicates that the 14-inch FHD has NanoEdge display features and incredibly slim 4 mm bezels. It is equipped with 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 and Core™ i5 processors with each model supporting up to 32 GB of memory, 1 TB…

In a bid to promote Nigeria as an emerging entrepreneurial hub and leader of innovation in Africa, the Director-General, National Information Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, has called Venture Garden Group to join the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria. Mal. Inuwa made the call when he paid a visit to the company’s headquarters in Lagos. According to the NITDA Boss, the bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria initiative was birthed recently to foster the growth and success of Nigeria’s startup enterprises by connecting its entrepreneurs with markets, networks, and capital in the global innovation ecosystem, and facilitate key strategies to complement growing…

The Nigerian government has said it is not comfortable with Whatsapp updated privacy and has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA to engage Facebook, the parent company of the messaging app. In a statement signed by Dr. Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, the government noted that the outdated policy will allow  WhatsApp will share information about the users on their platform with their parent company (Facebook), as well as other Facebook companies. The information includes user phone numbers, “transaction data, service-related information, information on how you interact…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said there was no time it said it will request the submission of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) Number from subscribers in July as being speculated in the media. The Commission in a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs, categorically stated that At no time did the Commission issue a Statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers and it has no plans to do so. The statement explained the reports in question have emanated from a section of the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration recently…