Author: ITPulse

Nigeria has opened links for innovators across the 36 states of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory to apply for the 2021 World Summit Award. Announcing the link, Nigeria’s Coordinator World Summit Award and Founder of InnovationBed Africa, Mr. Amos Emmanuel, disclosed that there are no prototypes as the application is FREE. “Nigeria has been consistent on the slim innovation diameter record for Africa in the last 10 years. What problem are you solving? Are you under 26, or above and Nigerian? Every Nigerian innovator can now plan to submit own invention to the UN WSA 2021,” he said.…

As a nation, it has been in our DNA to always go after our best hands when they show themselves using the ‘Pull Him Down’ syndrome but this cannot continue forever because some of us are here to put facts right for the purpose of posterity and our nation’s progress. No nation has grown without capable hands and for the sake of our children and those yet unborn, capable people should be protected as much as our mineral resources, that’s how important they are. There has been some fake news going round in the social media regarding Dr. Isa Pantami’s…

As the sale of the 2021 JAMB ePINs commences, Interswitch Group, one of the vendors has highlighted easy steps for a seamless registration process for prospective candidates, including those registering from foreign countries. The six easy steps are: Candidates should obtain the National Identification Number (NIN), this is mandatory SMS ‘NIN’, space, & your 11-digit NIN number to 55019 e.g [NIN 00123456789]. Note that there should be a space between the word ‘NIN’ and your 11-digit NIN. You’ll receive an SMS with your 10-digit profile code and your registered NIN name. Visit JAMB website, click purchase of 2021 application document,…

By Monika Sharma Apple grabbed six places in the global top 10 best-selling smartphone models’ list for January 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse report. The Apple iPhone 12 led the list followed by the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. These three iPhone 12 models contributed to 71% of Apple’s total sales for the month. There was a pent-up demand for 5G upgrades within the iOS base which, along with strong carrier promotions, resulted in robust sales for the iPhone 12 series. Besides, Apple launched the new iPhone series later than the usual date, resulting in…

Out of the total 9, 678 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) addresses allocated by African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) in Africa, only 60 representing 0.62 percent has been deployed in Nigeria. This makes Nigeria, the biggest in terms of size and population in Africa, ranked third below South Africa and Egypt, which has 4, 806 and 4, 106 deployments respectively. In whole, South Africa and Egypt have 92 percent of the total IPV6 allocations by AFRINIC, which is responsible for the allocation and management of Internet numbers (IPv4, IPv6 & ASNs) in Africa. Disclosing this at a Webinar on the state…

There was excitement yesterday at the conference room of Frapapa, one of Nigeria’s revolutionary betting brands, as it unveiled Nigerian Hip Hop star, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru popularly known by his stage name REMINISCE as its celebrity Brand Ambassador. With the unveiling, REMINISCE will now be addressed Chief Frapstar of the Frapapa brand, owned by Soliti Gaming Limited and will lead the marketing campaign of the brand and engagement with customers on the platform. Speaking at the unveiling, the Chief Marketing Officer of Soliti Gaming Limited, Mr. Charles Dungor said the choice of REMINISCE is the fact that Reminisce himself is…

Stakeholders, who gathered today at the launch of the ‘Live Strong with Iron’ (LSWI) campaign in Abuja to mark World Health Day 2021, have agreed that there is a need for Nigerians to consume more Iron-fortified foods.  This follows data from the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, which disclosed that Nigeria has an alarming prevalence of Iron Deficiency: 68% of children 6–59 months of age and 58% of women of reproductive age in Nigeria are anemic, with at least a third of the anemias attributable to iron deficiency. Organized by Nestle in collaboration with the Office of the First…

I was born in Nigeria in the early 1980s. Based on forecasts at the time, I should be starting the final decade of my life now. But my odds have improved quite a bit. Indeed, it is a testament to the advances over these past 40 years in healthcare and standards of living – in the overall quality of life for at least some people – that the average life expectancy for a person born today in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increased by 10 years. In some countries, like Rwanda, which was beset by a devastating civil war in the…

A new report by Atlas VPN has revealed that Microsoft and Zoom brands account for 80 percent of the commonly impersonated companies in the email phishing attacks in 2020. The report noted that the Microsoft brand was used in a whopping 28,536 unique phishing attempts accounting for 70% of all last year’s brand phishing campaigns, while Zoom was exploited in 3,803 brand phishing campaigns, which constitute 9% of all such attempts. Other brands on the list include Amazon, occupying the third spot and was taken advantage of in 2,747or nearly 7% of all phishing campaigns impersonating well-known brands. Meanwhile, the most impersonated industries…

Smile Telecoms Holding announced on March 30th, 2021 that its Restructuring Plan had been approved by the English courts and agreed amongst its Lenders, a new restructuring tool recently made available in the UK which helps facilitate the injection of new money by way of a debt restructuring. A close source to the transaction affirmed that  Smile is the first non-European company to achieve such feat. According to a very reliable source, the restructuring plan that also regulates how the new funds will be injected should have closed on March 19th. This did not happen on that date, as Public…