Author: ITPulse

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…

The 2020 financial report released by Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturer has shown a 3.8 percent increase in sales revenue, representing CNY891.4 billion from the previous year 2019. Though the report produced by KPMG indicates slow growth, owing to operational difficulties brought about by US sanctions in 2019 and 2020, the company also reported that its net profit reached CNY64.6 billion, up 3.2% year-on-year. “In 2020, Huawei’s carrier business continued to ensure the stable operations of more than 1,500 networks across more than 170 countries and regions, which helped support telework, online learning, and online shopping throughout COVID-19 lockdowns. Working together…

By Elvis Eromosele  Nigerians woke up on Friday, April 2, 2021, to discover they couldn’t recharge their MTN lines from their banks. It wasn’t another April fool’s prank. It was a real move by Nigerian banks to punish MTN for having the audacity to suggest reducing the margins on the commission for selling MTN credit to subscribers. One wonders about the sort of thinking that prompted the banks to cut off over 75 million MTN subscribers from recharging via the USSD platform. Did they consider the pain of the subscribers or impact on the economy? Or was it a case…

The management of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH) is seeking the support of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in improving the digital capacity of its staff, which it says will ultimately transform its Health Information Management System (HIMS). The top Management Committee of the hospital seeks the support when it paid him a courtesy visit at the Kano Zonal Office of the Commission at the weekend. “The Commission has done a lot for us in the area of equipment for the hospital, which is helping us to deliver services optimally. Meanwhile, we are also seeking NCC’s support in…