Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as part of its regulatory mandates to protect Nigerians using cyberspace has highlighted what it described as ‘Simple Online Safety Tips’ that will help ameliorate the challenges of cybercrime. The six cyber tips were highlighted in a short video clip posted on social media by the telecom regulator. They are: Be polite when communicating with others Be careful not to give your personal information to people you meet online. Remember that not all the information you find on the internet is true Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be very…

The global public IT cloud services have experienced an increase from $233.4 billion in revenue in 2019 to $312billion, representing 34percent in 2020. This is because Cloud Services have become an integral part of business operations for many large companies. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the increase has been upward since 2016 when global spending on public IT cloud services was just under $100B. The data noted that in 2021, that figure has ballooned to a healthy $312.4B after experiencing a 34% increase from 2019’s $233.4B revenue. In the 4 year period from 2016-2020 revenue from spending on cloud…

Firstbank Nigeria has again been rated as the second most admired financial services brand in Africa for the second year in a roll at the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Event, held on Africa day, 25th May 2021. Disclosing this in a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, appreciates Brand Africa for the back-to-back recognition as the ‘Second Most Admired Financial Services Brand in Africa’. “This is a testament to the impactful role we are playing in promoting socio-economic development in Africa, which includes being at the forefront of bridging the financial inclusion gap…

Infobip, a global cloud communications platform has announced the addition of Instagram Messaging to its portfolio to help customer support teams provide fast and contextualized support to its Instagram users. Instagram Messaging, according to the company that enables businesses to build connected experiences across all stages of the customer journey, will help customer support agents within organisations to benefit from a unified and simple workspace, where they will be able to manage communication over Instagram through Infobip’s contact-center-as-a-solution service. “The  Instagram Messaging channels will be available through our global Communications-Platform-as-a-Service offering and will result to fewer calls to a contact…

The inaugural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks, will come to an exciting climax on Saturday, June 5, 2021, as Access Bank and Standard Chartered go head-to-head in the final. Bank Wars is sponsored by the foremost Original Equipment Manufacturer, Samsung. Earlier on Saturday, two losing semi-finalists, Fidelity Bank and Sterling Bank will trade tackles in the third-place match. The game kicks off by 12pm. Thereafter, attention will shift to the potentially heavyweight clash between the best two sides in the competition. Access Bank and Standard Chartered both have a 100 per cent…

In a bid to get a 100 per cent grip of the African digital solution market and position as the largest independent fibre network provider in emerging markets globally, Liquid Intelligent Technologies said it has achieved a 100,000 km fibre network milestone. Disclosing this today during a virtual press conference, Mr. Nic Rudnick, Group Chief Executive Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, said this milestone was moved from 89,989 km at the beginning of 2021 and is presently connecting 14 countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. While urging customers to explore opportunities in Africa and across the US, Asian and European markets…

Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank has denied media reports suggesting its branches in the South Eastern part of Nigeria are temporarily closed. In a public announcement, the bank said its branches in South East are fully open, asking the general public to disregard any news to the contrary. “This is to inform the public that our South East branches are fully open for business. Please disregard any news making the rounds that are contrary to this,” the announcement signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications said. First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is the premier Bank in…

By Filip Filkovic Digital technology has not only profoundly altered the way we live our lives, but also changed the pace of communication and commerce, allowing us to do everything, immediately. While this has effectively impacted every aspect of our lives, it also inevitably changed the way we are targeted by fraudsters. Along with the world transforming to digital, so has crime. According to an Accenture report published in 2019, the total value at risk of cybercrime over the next five years is an estimated $5.2 trillion. The average cyberattack costs $13 million, according to the same report, with phishing,…

Canon Central and North Africa have launched a new SI-VAR programme to train, empower and support their partner Systems Integrators (SI) and Value-Added Resellers (VAR) in Nigeria and indeed other African countries. The programme, which is a component of Canon’s broader strategy to get closer to their customers is designed to enable business partners to achieve greater success, incorporates a loyalty programme, product training and business strategies that equip their partners to confidently offer their customers Canon’s superior solutions and services. Canon launched the SI-VAR programme in Egypt and Nigeria earlier this year and is currently extending to other countries…

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has lauded 9mobile for its support in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 at the Health Workers recognition event, organized by the telco to celebrate health workers at the National Hospital in Abuja during the weekend. According to the minister, who was represented at the event by the Director of Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi (mni), the gesture by 9mobile to celebrate frontline health workers by recognizing and rewarding the most outstanding health worker would go a long way to boost the morale of the recipient as well as other…