Author: ITPulse

Findings from the global survey ‘The State of Ramsomeware 2021’, which was carried out by Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, indicate that 22 percent of respondents from Nigeria who were sampled had experienced a ransomware attack in the last 12 months, compared to 53 percent in 2020. Also, 39 percent of respondents from Nigeria that weren’t hit by ransomware in the last 12 months but expect to be hit in the future, believe that ransomware attacks are getting increasingly hard to stop due to their sophistication, 26 percent of respondents from Nigeria that weren’t hit by ransomware in the last…

The emergence of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital offerings as the financial technology apps indicate 61percent year-on-year usage. According to deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations, financial technology apps show further evidence that the way we manage our finances further shifted in light of the coronavirus pandemic. “Pre-coronavirus, we were already in an exciting new era driven by the lightning pace of the digitalisation of our everyday lives. But like so many areas of our lives, the pandemic has accelerated this trend,” said James Green, deVere Group’s Divisional…

A small group of self-funded African immigrant communities from Liberia and Sierra Leone who reside in Minnesota, has developed an app, which is meant to compete favourably with both Facebook and Instagram, especially in Africa. Tagged MY, the social media platform is set to be launched next month, and will give users, especially from developing economies opportunity to tell their story their own way and ultimately, own the platform. “Having developed the app over a period of two years, with a series of tests; we are now confident that the app is ready to be released to the world,” announced…

In its efforts to delight customers with innovative products and services, Smile Nigeria has decided to introduce the trio of 15GB, 35GB, and 70GB data plans, all of which have 365 days of validity. The 15GB comes at an attractive price of N9,000; 35GB is on sale for N19,000, while 70GB is only N32,000. The uniqueness of these latest data plan additions to the 365 product range by Smile is in its long-lasting (full-year) validity period. The validity period for most data plans in Nigeria ranges from one month to three months. At best, it may extend to six months,…

As consumers worldwide started avoiding cash in fear of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the global contactless payment market will hit $1.6 trillion in value by 2024, data presented by Buyshare has revealed. Also, the data revealed that before the end of 2021, contactless payments hit a $665bn transaction value, with China and the Far East generating $850B Worth of Contactless Transactions. Contactless payments are a quick, secure, and easy way to purchase products or services by simply holding a card or smartphone up to a payment reader for the transaction to proceed. These tap-and-go payments became especially appealing to consumers…

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…