Author: ITPulse

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 Isa Pantami, the government noted that the outdated policy will allow  WhatsApp will share information about the users on their platform with their parent company (Facebook), as well as other Facebook companies.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…

In 2021, I made the exciting yet challenging decision to move back to Nigeria. Fresh from completing my MBA in London, where I had gained valuable global business insights, the pandemic led me to reevaluate my next steps. The decision to return wasn’t just about coming back home—it was about contributing to the burgeoning Nigerian tech ecosystem, which had been experiencing tremendous growth. By Q2 2021, I joined Klasha, a fintech company that was still in its early days, having just been founded that year. Klasha’s mission was to build infrastructure to enable cross-border payments from Africa to the world,…

Afrocet Montgomery, organiser of the annual Securex West Africa event, which brings stakeholders in the security, fire, safety and building management supply chains in West Africa together has relaunched and will host a 3-day exhibition in Lagos-Nigeria by May 2022. This is coming as the event was forcibly canceled last as a result of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the event company said since the last live event in 2019 it has been busy working on new ideas that can give a boost to the market and bring the sectors leading manufacturers, suppliers and end-users back together to…

TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology and lifestyle distribution company, will be celebrating this year’s edition of the Girls in ICT Day by hosting 50 girls to a potentially life-changing experience. The session holds on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Partnering with TD Africa for the event is leading Original Equipment Manufacturer, IBM. The 50 girls, selected from five schools, will be hosted at the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s foremost technology and lifestyle hub, located at 13, Idowu Martins, Victoria Island, Lagos, another partner on the project. Also, the theme for TD Africa’s 2021 celebration of the girl child has been…

Concerned by the increasing insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will from July this year have access to the mobile device of all citizens through International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). This will form part of the implementation of the Device Management System (a Centralised Equipment Identity Register), which is backed by the President, Muhammadu Buhari and contained in the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. According to the policy, the implementation of the Device Management System will help to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone, discourage mobile phone theft, enhance National Security, protect consumer interest, increase…

To protect the medical data of residents of Lagos State, the Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kasihfu Inuwa has urged the State Ministry of Health to fully adopt the implementation of all provisions in the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)  In a working visit to the state Commissioner of Health, Professor Akinola Abayomi, Mal. Inuwa commended the Commissioner and his team on the proactive, professional dispositions and approach in which the State handled and disseminated public information during the Corona virus pandemic crisis. “Beyond any iota of doubt, our recovery as a nation from corona virus…