Author: ITPulse

An online analytic done by Roboot Online has established countries, where its citizens are most likely to quit social media based on key online searches, with Nigeria ranking 24th place. The analytic noted that out of the 136,203,231 Internet users in Nigeria, 0.005% representing an average of 6,760 online searches every month from Nigerians are demonstrating their desire to exit social media permanently. In the profiling, the United State of America, India, the United Kingdom and Canada ranked top four respectively. While Americans are the most likely to quit social media with an average of 1,134,400 online searches per month…

By Peter Kwakpovwe Introduction In today’s rapidly Evolving Digital Landscape, organizations increasingly recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion in driving innovation, creativity, and overall success. However, diversity extends beyond traditional notions of race, gender, and ethnicity. In the digital age, digital diversity emerges, encompassing the wide range of skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds that individuals bring to the table in the context of technology and digital transformation. What is digital diversity? Digital diversity refers to the inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and experiences in the digital realm. It recognizes that different people possess unique talents, knowledge, and…

By Chimdinma Adimekwe Beyond the initial hype with cryptos, blockchain technology is starting to become a powerful means of transforming digital product management as we know it. Most famously, blockchain technology is being attached to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems — something that carries immense promise in its capacity to improve the transparency, security and trust of a product from inception through end-of-use. In tech-led sectors of software development, digital platforms and cloud services; the application diagrams in building design & architecture-making process are set to get redefined through blockchain technology. At its core, blockchain technology is built off a…

By Hashim Suleiman The times have clearly shown that the social media is here to stay and so is fake news. Donald Trump of the almighty America fought fake news to no avail until it and other factors swept him off his seat and the rest is history. These and more showcase the danger and damage that the reality of fake news can cause and so it’s mitigation would have to start to form an integral part of policies and strategies going forward. In our clime where mundane conversations are the order of the day, you hear people telling you…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for helping in the advancement of digital economy in Nigeria. The Minister gave the commendation while commissioning Emergency Communication Centres (NCC) established by NCC in both Ogun and Enugu states, which are part of the seven projects inaugurated by the Minister during the virtual commissioning of the batch nine of digital economy projects for a Digital Nigeria, today at the Communications & Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja. “It is the goal of the Federal Government to leverage ICT to address developmental issues in…

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is seeking applications from Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the world to apply for this year’s Digital World 2021 award. The Digital World 2021 award, which promotes digital innovation by small- and medium-sized enterprises around the world, recognizes tech innovation for social good, with live pitching, networking and master classes. ​​The Awards, now in their seventh edition, aim to hone SME pitching skills, showcase sustainable solutions, help make key connections, foster investment, and provide valuable United Nations recognition. According to ITU in an email message, the 2021 Awards seek out innovations related to information and…

The Nigerian government appears to be accusing Information and communications technology (ICT) companies of inciting hate campaigns against the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. In a statement declaring full support for Dr. Pantami, which was issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, the government said there is now well-reported information that alleges newspaper editors rebuffed an attempt to financially induce them to run a smear campaign against the minister by some ICT companies. The statement said the reason behind the attempt is because, many of these ICT companies stand to lose financially…

By Elvis Eromosele A week is a week. This is almost true in every part of the world regardless of the season. Every week is also unique. The activities, the happenings and the stories define each week. This week has been epoch-making in every sense. This week, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the death of George Floyd. The verdict was unanimous. He was caught on camera kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over 9mins. George in pleading for his life kept saying “I can’t breathe.” After the verdict, Philonise Floyd, George’s brother said that he’s “able…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has insisted that pre-registering of SIM card in the country remained an offense punishable under relevant regulations in the telecom sector and constitutes a breach of national security. This is coming as the telecom regulator as part of its routine enforcement activities to sanitise the industry of criminal elements, arrested no fewer than five suspected individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The arrest was carried out by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department of the Commission, in company with the operatives of the Department of State Services…

Next-generation cybersecurity company,  Sophos has unveiled new XGS Series firewall appliances with unrivaled performance and advanced protection against cyberattacks. The new appliances feature industry-best Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection, including native support for TLS 1.3, that is up to five times faster than other models available on the market today. “Sophos Firewall XGS Series appliances represent the most significant hardware upgrade that we have ever released and introduce unmatched detection, protection and speed,” said Dan Schiappa, chief product officer at Sophos. “Security teams can no longer afford to overlook encrypted traffic for fear of breaking something or hurting performance –…