Author: ITPulse

The annual #NerdsUnite event, organized by MainOne, West Africa’s wholesale connectivity and data center service provider is set to host over 500 business leaders, C-Level executives, IT managers, tech influencers and thought leaders to this year’s edition with the theme “Digital disruption for sustainability and growth.” The year’s event will hold on the 17th of June and will feature a keynote address and two panel sessions that will update stakeholders in the ICT sector on trends that are enabling companies to thrive in spite of the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement released by the organizer, the…

The management of Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited has donated a Computer Laboratory to the Government Senior Secondary School (GSS), Danbatta, Kano State, alma mater of Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vive Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Tagged “Prof Umar Garba Danbatta Computer Laboratory”, the fully-fledged computer laboratory donated to the school is equipped with free 4G internet service for 90 days as well as computer-based testing (CBT) training applications for JAMB installed in the computers for the benefit of the students. Speaking at the commissioning of the ICT Laboratory, Director, Public Relation of Huawei Nigeria, Lola Fafore, said the…

One thousand three hundred and twenty (1,320) students from one hundred and thirty-two (132) teams including students from all 104 Unity Schools in Nigeria are among 500,000+ children around the world who participated in the  2020/2021 FIRST LEGO League Challenge  RePLAY session Challenge. Highlights of the season include, amazing, custom-built robots came to life in fast-paced, timed competitions and thousands of festively dressed students and their coaches putting designs and skills to the test. Other highlights are Children interacting with colleagues from other schools and meeting with judges from the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, On-site teamwork, troubleshooting, problem-solving, Learning research projects on display and…

By Hashim Suleiman  It does not need too much echoing to recognize how much the surge in social media participation has been since the ascendance of Dr Isa Ali Pantami unto the headship of NITDA and ultimately to become the current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. The increased interest and surge is as a result of increased broadband penetration as well as increased government participation on these emergent technologies and applications, in fact the honorable minister himself is personally active on these platforms which made people increased interest through engaging him most times for good and a little times…

Hello guys! I happen to have been developing iOS applications for over four years. In the course of my development, I have come across and have used quite a number of software development tools that has not only made development faster and more efficient, but has also allowed and supported collaboration and continuity. Today I will be writing briefly on these tools, just in case you are new into iOS development and you are wondering what to use, or you are already into development of iOS applications or other apps, I believe after reading this article, you would have gotten…

Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), replacing Prof. Armstrong ldachaba, who has been holding the office in acting capacity in the last two years. In a statement to announce his appointment, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described Ilelah as a veteran broadcaster. He said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance. Ilelah’s appointment is coming a few days after  Prof Armstrong ldachaba in his acting capacity directed all Broadcasting Stations in Nigeria to suspend…

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, MainOne is set to empower young children on Scratch Programming and has partnered STEMCafe – a maker space for kids to explore and discover STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in a fun interactive way. Specifically, the training programme will take place across four primary schools in Lagos State and will contribute enormously to the early exposure to STEM education as well as empower these young future innovators. “What we are set to do is to impact the students of these schools with resources and requisite skills that will help nurture their 21st-century…

Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has revamped its popular eSIM offer so as to further delight its customers, saying it is part of efforts to accentuate its strings of value-added products to its customers. In a statement in Lagos, the company said the revamped eSIM offer, which comes at a price of N500 only and available at all Smile touchpoints, is loaded with FREE unlimited on-net calls and SMS.  It also embodies 50 minutes of FREE local calls to any network on activation. “The re-launch of the eSIM is aimed at empowering Smile’s existing and prospective customers with a product extension…

Galaxy Backbone, Nigerian government-owned information technology and shared services provider has partnered DataSixth (a pure-play MSSP) to address the myriad cybersecurity threats in the country. This is even as the cybersecurity threat landscape becomes more complex, with organizations struggling to keep their data and applications secure. With this partnership, Galaxy  Backbone will help MDAs  & private sector organisation to overcome their security challenges so teams can focus on important and fluctuating business initiatives. Highlighting the benefits of the Galaxy Backbone MSSP, the government company said the MSSP will enhance visibility through real-time monitoring of network traffic and malicious activity. “Sleep…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has presented the study on cost-based pricing of mobile International Termination Rate (ITR), which was conducted on behalf of NCC by Messrs Payday Advance and Support Services Limited to industry stakeholders. Presenting the study two days ago at a meeting held physically and virtually, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, said the cost-based study became imperative, as it will ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. He noted that the overriding need for regulatory options and intervention in relation to the international…