Author: ITPulse

Globally, spending on Information Technology is predicted to reach $69.2 billion, representing 3.6 percent year-on-year before the end of 2020, data gathered by LearnBonds has shown. LearnBonds, UK based analytic company argues that the demand which is the highest in three years is a result of the coronavirus lockdown rules in place, which has forced millions of people to spend more time indoors and online. “Cloud computing has surged in recent years, changing the way people communicate, manage data and do business. Billions of private and business users take advantage of on-demand technology.  This growing need for cloud solutions has…

Lagos based Clickatell, mobile communications and chat commerce platform has launched an Automated FAQ Response solution, a special fast-response technology for businesses in Nigeria to quickly and easily communicate with their customers. According to the company, the solution is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, which has seen reduced office hours as lockdown is gradually being lifted and some employers asking employees to continue working from home for their safety. “Businesses are experiencing ever-higher customer queries, while also having to decentralise their contact centre operations with thousands of frontline agents having to work from home. Some businesses are…

Since COVID19 burst into our consciousness in December 2019 it has grown in leaps and bounds. Today, COVID19 and news about its impact dominate every segment of the global economy. Everyone is talking about it. Everyone is affected and touched by its tentacles. Everyone wishes it would fade just as it appeared. Doctors and scientists are obsessed with searching for a cure, economists and politicians are worried about the impact on the economy and the general public are either scared silly or ignorantly unbelieving. COVID19 is the most talked-about disease in over a century. The world has spoken so much…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dispelled the report on social media like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn and other sites that the Nigerian telecoms industry is going to switch on Fifth Generation (5G) in Lagos this Sunday 10th, Monday 11th or Tuesday 12th May 2020. In a statement signed by the telecom regulator’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, NCC described the report as mischievous from the faceless individuals or groups, stressing that the Commission has unequivocally stated that there is no deployment of 5G in Nigeria at the moment. “NCC has not issued any licence for 5G in Nigeria…

One of Nigeria’s biggest financial institutions, FirstBank of Nigeria Limited said it has recorded over 9.5 million customers in the *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Quick Banking service. FirstBank’s Group Executive, e-Business & Retail Products, Chuma Ezirim, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, said this figure is a clear demonstration of Firstbank’s leadership in electronic Banking in Nigeria. He explained that the USSD banking service, launched in January 2015, is an easy to use, convenient, fast, user-friendly mobile banking channel through which various banking activities are carried out on a mobile phone – across the four major GSM network operators in the country – without the use of the internet. “At FirstBank, we are…

The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 edition of the Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, which was earlier scheduled to hold next month. The postponement was announced in a tweet by the President of the association, Mr. Remi Afon, attributing it to the Covid-19 Pandemic and the restrictions on public gatherings with the ban on the interstate and international travels. “Due to Covid-19, ravaging the world and the ban on public gatherings, Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference scheduled for Abuja between June 2-4 has now been postponed indefinitely,” Afon twitted via his handle…

As part of the efforts to support the education of children who are at home due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ecobank has sealed a partnership with Google to leverage its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store. With social distancing being enforced and schools closed, parents are looking for ways to help children keep up with their learning and homework. Thus, the partnership, which will allow Ecobank to raise awareness of locally relevant, globally applicable and accredited literacy and learning apps that support parents’ efforts to educate their children at home. The…

The Covid2geda app, which was developed by Warri based Nemo team as part of the efforts to support the Nigerian government in tackling the menace of the COVID-19 pandemic has been updated to do contact tracing, a feature that will help users determine if people they came in contact with, or have contacted the virus or have been exposed to those who have the Virus.. Also updated on the app is the ability to locate the Covid-19 test site and quick symptoms checks. The contact tracing initiative is built around the Covid2gether app is the first Bluetooth contact tracing app…

The Divisional Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), Titilola Shogaolu has assured members of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) of continued support for Quickteller Paypoint Agents during the ongoing global COVID-19 Pandemic. Shogaolu, who gave the assurance at a virtual forum organized recently by the Association for its members, also commended the association for putting the forum together at a time like this, when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many businesses across the globe. She reiterated that these are unprecedented times, as the entire world is faced by uncertainties caused…

The Senate today said it will probe the controversy surrounding the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, whether truly it is hazardous to health as claimed in some quarters. The country’s upper legislative chamber disclosed this during the plenary after a motion was raised by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to the status of the 5G network in the country. Ekwunife said her motion was borne out of the need to assure Nigerians of their safety by asking the Federal Government to postpone the launch until a proper investigation was carried out. Thus, the…