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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed grief over the death of Miss. Feranmi Fasunle, daughter of the Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande.  In a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, Miss Fasunle, aged 19, was a promising 200-Level student of Political Science at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, who dreamt of reading Law as a second degree. The statement disclosed the Chairman daughter died in the early hours of Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, following spirited efforts to save…

Ask most people what it means to work in tech, and you’ll hear the same answer: “You have to know how to code.” That mindset has quietly kept thousands of capable, creative people out of the industry because they’ve been made to believe they don’t belong. I studied Computer Science. I understand how code works. But I’ve built my entire career in tech without writing a single line of production code; I chose a different path, one focused on people, product, storytelling, and growth. And here’s what I’ve learned so far: you don’t need to be a developer to make…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has highlighted the possible causes of data depletion being experienced by most Nigerian smartphone users. In a short video clip on its social media page, the telecom regulator noted that causes of early or suspicious data depletion on smartphones include inadequate knowledge on data use, automatic updates of operating systems and applications and non-closure of running applications. It added that the generation of network in use (latest generation of networks runs faster, with higher data consumption and better consumer experience, hence, data consumption is faster and higher. To prevent early data depletion on smartphones, the…

TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology and lifestyle distribution company, clocks 22 on Saturday, May 15, 2021. To mark its 22 years of sterling leadership in the ICT distribution segment in Africa, the management of TD Africa has rolled out the drums to celebrate its partner ecosystem with a week-long discount sale tagged Sellerbration. The promotion, which kicked off on Monday, May 10 and which is expected to run until Saturday, May 15 has witnessed the rollout of massive discounts on a variety of genuine products from TD Africa’s wide-ranging bouquet including Computing, Printing/Supplies, Power, Software and Home Appliances, among…

In a bid to fight cybersecurity and reduce the global impact and protect communities for a safer world, the United Kingdom has announced a £22 million pledge that will be used to support cyber capacity building in Nigeria and other countries. The the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, who made this announcement said £3 million of this funding will create a new Africa cyber desk for INTERPOL, where expert team will drive the regional fight against cybercrime. According to him, the new INTERPOL desk will work across Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda creating a regional strategy to support joint…

Ben Gossage, Sales & Marketing Director, Canon Central and North Africa revealed in this exclusive virtual brief chat with ITPulse’s Martin Ekpeke, how the company, which specializes in lenses and camera, has been able to capture the Nigerian imaging market. How do you rate the acceptance of Canon’s products in Nigeria? Within the Imaging Sector, we have an industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions which are extensive in size.  Many products have been embraced by Nigeria, such as our market-leading Large Format Printer range, whereas others still have much room for growth, for example, Managed Print Services which we have…

If some public affairs commentators and their partisan associates have their way, the next head to be placed in the hangman’s noose is that of Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who is better known as Sheikh Pantami. In his previous public office as Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Pantami remained in obscurity. All that will however change soon. Nominated and confirmed as Minister in August 2019, Pantami’s posting to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is no doubt fit and proper. Not only had he acquitted himself in one of the agencies of his new…

Bots are one of the most popular upcoming trends in the tech world. From chatbots to digital wizards, bots are an important part of enabling and enriching user interaction with computers. As a result, bots are increasingly becoming a threat to cybersecurity. Most security platforms do not recognize or not even aware of bot-related vulnerabilities. Since bots rely on things like native languages ​​and voice communication because they use easy-to-use methods, as a result, many modern security technologies need to adapt to the world of bots. To be more effective in bot space, cybersecurity platforms need to address it. Below…

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the country will continue to give attention and priority to the digital economy sector, having made significant progress since the expansion of the Ministry. The President gave the assurance last week in Abuja at the launch of the national policy for the promotion of indigenous content in the Nigerian telecommunications sector and revised the national digital identity policy for SIM card registration.  According to him, since the expansion of the mandate of the Ministry of Communications to include the digital economy, the Information and Communications Technology sector became the fastest growing sector in…

The duo of Cloudflex and Rack center, both of who are Cloud services operator in Nigeria have decided to support this year’s Technology Forum, being organized by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA). The NITRA Technology Forum 2021 with the theme, ‘Achieving 30% Growth In Local Cloud Hosting By 2024’, scheduled to hold on May 27 in Lagos, also, has the backing of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The Forum will be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Muhammed Rudman, and will x-ray the growth potentials, challenges and benefits…