Author: ITPulse

There are indications that the Nigerian Senate will in the new electoral act amendment bill give power to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to determine electronic voting and transmission of results in subsequent electioneering processes in Nigeria. Though the matter is still being debated, the amendment to clause 52(3), which states that INEC may transmit results by electronic means, where and when practicable, the bill noted that the commission may transmit results by electronic means provided the network is adjudged to be adequate and secured by the Nigerian communications commission. The 2021 electoral amendment bill became a subject of controversy…

To ease the reporting of economic and financial crimes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday launched a computer application known as Eagle Eye. According to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the application will complement existing channels of reporting crimes to the anti-corruption body, as it eliminates direct person-to-person interface in the reporting process. Thus, guaranteeing anonymity and “an added incentive for the effective whistle-blowing initiative. “For us at the EFCC, this event is unique in several ways. It’s the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in the country. Secondly, it’s the product of ingenuity by…

The global cybersecurity market is expected to grow by 20 percent to hit $158.8 billion by 2023, data presented by TradingPlatform has predicted. This is even as over the years, cyber-attacks and data breaches have become one of the biggest risks in the business sector, compromising sensitive data and causing a massive financial hit to companies and organizations worldwide. Also, as Companies and organizations worldwide are losing billions due to cybercrime each year, the cybersecurity market will hit $131.8bn in revenue this year, with the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, becoming the top three markets and will generate…

A new survey commissioned by Kaspersky has revealed that a 42percent of people globally are paying more attention to their health and personal safety while dating. Thus, they will prefer to go out on a date with someone who has taken the Covid-19 vaccine or has antibodies.  In an era of self-isolation and restrictions, Kaspersky said the survey explores the role of dating apps and the current state of technology and relationships, explaining that four-in-10 (42%) globally prefer to only meet with someone in person who has antibodies or a vaccine certificate. “Consumers have generally become more anxious about meeting…

By Israel Bolaji Six finalists are expected to emerge through the viewers’ votes following the second live show of the FirstBank Sponsored The Voice Nigeria Season 3. UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of the global talents reality series, explained how to vote on the voice Nigeria season 3, sponsored by FirstBank, Baba Ijebu and Airtel. To keep their favourite vocalists on the show, viewers have to dial *894*7*talent’s code#. To know the voting code of your preferred contestant to save, visit the FirstBank’s official Instagram handle and get voting: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPIjiBL4CF/?utm_medium=copy_link The International talents reality series designed to discover and harness music talents in…

The path to financial inclusion holds different marketplace barriers and opportunities in different countries, but the push continues because of proof that an increase in economic activities among the financially vulnerable can reawaken a comatose economy. For Nigeria, the last three years have seen significant growth of the financial inclusion rate from 56.8% in 2016 to 63.2% in 2018. FirstBank’s *894# USSD banking service is playing a key role in it. FirstBank’s *894# USSD banking initiative is already averaging about 99 million transactions monthly, with a naira worth of (N’m) 370,543 on these transactions. This figure includes the undergraduate doing…

By Mubarak Umar The outcome of any ideation, roadmap and strategy is turning the vision into a reality. This requires facilitation and engagement of action plan to ensure everyone understands their contribution to high impact goals and what they can do to achieve it together – working even asynchronously. The development of a four-year Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan has therefore become an integral process of operation in the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The aim of NITDA’s Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan 2021-2024 (SRAP) is to give direction to the initiatives of the Agency and realign its operations…

Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading technology, lifestyle and solutions distribution giant, TD Africa, has again blazed the trail, beating other multinationals in the West African region to obtain the much-coveted Huawei Enterprise Business Group (EBG) 4-Star Certified Service Partner (CSP) Certification for Internet Protocol (IP) and Information Technology Networking. With the certification, TD Africa has become the first and only technology distribution company to obtain the certification in West Africa, especially in Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa’s leading technology markets. The certification comes with lots of good news for TD partners in the region, says the company’s Head of Marketing, Foluso Olulade,…

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has announced the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami as the Guest Speakers of this year’s National Conference, which will hold in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State from 3rd – 5th of August. Other personalities expected at the 3-day conference include the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta; the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Inuwa Abdullahi, President (International Federation for Information Processing  (IFIP), Prof Mike Hinchey; the Managing Director/ CEO Rack Centre Limited, Ayotunde Coker; Canada Research Chair Persuasive Technology, Prof Rita Orji; Group Managing…

To reduce the risk of falling foul of scams and receiving malicious links across messenger, Kaspersky, an internet security firm has highlighted five simple tips that can be followed, as various researches have shown that messenger apps outstripped social networks by 20% in 2020, in terms of popularity among users, and became the most popular tool for communication. This is coming after anonymized data, voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Internet Security for Android users, has shown which messenger apps are the most popular among phishing scammers. The five bullet tips are: Be vigilant and look for misspellings or other irregularities in…