Author: ITPulse

Nigeria’s premier bus hailing firm, Plentywaka has sealed a partnership deal with GUO Transport Services Limited, one of the largest transportation companies in Nigeria to further simplify the bus booking travel experience for Nigerians. The partnership, which will leverage 600 additional buses for interstate transport, will see the combination of technology and marketing, to bring transport into one simple product, the Plentywaka mobile app. According to the company, the partnership will aid GUO Transport Services Limited and Plentywaka to provide millions of bus commuters access to explore different states across Nigeria through the Plentywaka app. Speaking on the partnership, Onyeka…

The youths in Nigeria must leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s telecom regulator has said. Speaking at the presentation of 100 mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kubwa, Abuja recently, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, noted that doing so will boost their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. “Access to telecommunication services, especially the Internet, plays a key role in job creation for the youths and ultimately for accelerating economic…

Since the Federal Government of Nigeria implemented the ban on Twitter, many Nigerians have resorted to using Free Virtual Private Network (VPN) software to bypass the restrictions put in place by the Internet Service Providers in the country (ISPs) on their networks. A VPN software works by creating a secure connection between a user’s device and the internet. When you connect to the internet through VPN software, all the data traffic from your device is sent through an encrypted virtual tunnel and this can make you safer, anonymous and freer on the internet as you’ll be able to access websites…

Sophos, a next-generation cybersecurity company has released the 2021 findings of the IT Security Team: 2021 and Beyond global survey for Nigeria. The survey noted that demands on IT teams increased as technology became the key enabler for dispersed and digital organizations. Overall IT workload (excluding security) increased for 66% of IT teams, while 69% experienced an increase in cybersecurity workload. Others discoveries from the survey include adversaries were quick to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the pandemic, as 60percent of IT teams overall reported an increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting their organization over the course of 2020. The overall…

With an aim to develop counterintelligence to tackle the increasing number of cybercrimes in Africa, Tradepass hosted more than 1500 cyber enthusiasts virtually at the 3rd edition of CyFrica recently. CyFrica 2021: LIVE, commenced on 4-5 May 2021. With the global pandemic impacting around the world, Africa experienced a surge in the remote working (work-from-home) figures with increased usage of insecure remote/home servers, making the region more vulnerable to cybercrimes.   CyFrica 2021: LIVE laid out the best practices required for public and private enterprises to understand the threats surrounding the digital landscape and the necessary measures to mitigate the whole…

Ten early-stage start-ups building innovative solutions to tackle the challenges caused by COVID-19 across the Education, Agriculture and Health sector in Nigeria recently showcased their solutions at a Demo Day event, which was held virtually. The ten startups, who were sponsored by the UK Government to create a pipeline of growth for more Tech SME’s in Nigeria, received capacity building training, mentorship and a pitch to industry experts, government partners.  In partnership with StartupBootcamp Afritech and Ventures Platform as implementing partners, this 3-month virtual programme afforded the top 10 selected Startups an opportunity to receive capacity building and lean startup…

Accelerated by the ravaging Covid-10 pandemic, the global digital banking market is expected to hit a whopping transaction value of $2.5trillion in 2021, a massive 70 percent increase in a year. According to data presented by AksjeBloggen.com, the number of users almost tripled amid the pandemic as in 2019, the global digital banking market hit $836.5bn transaction value, revealed the Statista data. After the pandemic struck, the transaction value jumped by 81percent YoY to over $1.5trn. However, the following years are set to witness even more impressive growth. Next year, digital banking is forecast to become a $4trillion worth industry.…

Kaspersky’s new Safe Kids study has recommended five important steps that will help parents ensure their children have a positive online experience. This is coming as Kaspersky believes that modern children grow up with gadgets in their hands from a very young age, which allows them to adapt to the digital space and master new technologies much faster. For instance, TikTok has become one of the main trendsetters among children in a short time and continues to keep their attention. At the same time, YouTube hasn’t lost ground and remains the leader in popularity among children, in part due to…

A new study by Kaspersky tagged Safe Kids has revealed children’s interest in an online move from software, audio and video’ and ‘e-commerce to ‘Internet communication media’ and ‘computer games’ such as TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp between 2020-2021. According to the study, 2020 turned out to be one of the most unusual years for modern children, as the Covid-19 pandemic changed many common life situations across the globe, including education, meeting friends and family, recreation and entertainment. Kaspersky analysed anonymized data, such as search queries, the most popular Android applications and website categories requested voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Safe Kids…

Infobip, an omnichannel customer engagement provider is presently powering Jiji Africa, an online marketplace in several African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania with voice and SMS solutions that will help the eCommerce platform drive down cost and boost delivery rates. Disclosing this, Jiji Head of Africa, Yuliy Shenfeld, said the company needed a solution that would enable it to seamlessly send out vital transactional information to buyers and sellers that use Jiji’s platform to exchange goods. “We experienced challenges with our previous SMS service provider in terms of delivery rates. Not all transactional SMSes, relating to registration…