Author: ITPulse

Olusegun Adeniyi, who teaches art at Caleb British International School, Lagos, Nigeria, and Adeola Adefemi, who teaches the English language at Oke-Odo Senior High School, Lagos, Nigeria, has been included in the top 50 shortlists for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2021 in partnership with UNESCO. Meanwhile, Oluwadamilola Akintewe, a 22-year-old student at Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo, Nigeria; Blessing Akpan, a 23-year-old student at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria; and Esther Ajari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo, Nigeria, have been included in the top 50 shortlists for its new sister award, the Chegg.org…

Going forward, Toronto-headquartered Plentywaka,  which provides hassle-free shared rides on-demand will now be known and addressed as Treepz, the management has announced. Making the announcement today, the company said the decision to rebrand is a significant shift in its business, as the strategy is to presents an opportunity to align the company name with its Pan-African expansion plan. “This name change is a result of in-depth discussions with our stakeholders, partners and staff. After we discovered that the term “WAKA” can mean different things across Africa, which may be completely different from travel or movement, we decided to change the…

Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank has announced the launch of LIT Application in an attempt to strengthen value-driven digital banking and ultimately, revolutionise the culture and experience of mobile banking in Nigeria. According to the bank, the banking app exposes customers to a wealth of opportunities to promote their safety, convenience whilst ensuring they are at an edge in today’s digital banking world. “It is a mobile banking app developed and owned by the Bank and configured with a wide range of exciting features to meet the needs of its dynamic customers,” said Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer of…

The implementation of the National Policy on 5G deployment in Nigeria is set to start as the Federal Executive Council, today at the Council meeting approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The National Policy was approved following a presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. A statement signed by Dr. Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (on Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, noted that the National Policy on 5G has been developed over a period of 2 years, due to the need for extensive stakeholder…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has made a case for a market-driven innovation in Nigeria, saying for the country to be a prosperous nation, a paradigm innovation is needed for economic prosperity and development rather than focusing on the visible signs of poverty. Mal. Inuwa presented this case when he declared open a 5-day capacity building programme on market-creating Innovation and Advisory Services for civil servants and other Information Technology stakeholders today in Abuja yesterday. While expressing his enthusiasm at the theme of the programme, Mal. Inuwa stated that developing market creation strategies…

In an effort to reach more stakeholders with its content and improve the Commission’s visibility locally and internationally, the Nigerian Communications Commission has decided to launch a Podcast channel. The launch of the Podcast channel deepens NCC’s corporate culture as an organization after it has over the years deployed various well-established conventional and social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter (banned for now) for its media and public relations activities. According to the Commission, due to advancements in digital technologies, Podcasts have become increasingly popular as a medium of stakeholder engagement as they help increase these engagements…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has documented selected speeches made by its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta in a book titled “Catalysing Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Transformation through Broadband Infrastructure” in order to preserve these speeches for historical reference. The speeches selected in the book launched yesterday by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami captures the successes and challenges of the Nigerian communications sector from the perspective of Prof. Umar Danbatta as the regulatory agency boss.  Giving a remark at the launch, Prof. Danbatta said: “As the chief regulator of this very dynamic telecom sector, I have…

The new Strategic Vision (Implementation) Plan (SVP) 2021-2025, launched by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has five items that will be implemented in the five years period, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has announced. The five items, according to Prof. Danbatta are organizational renewal for operational efficiency and regulatory excellence; facilitating the provision of infrastructure for a digital economy that fosters national development and promoting fair competition, inclusive growth, increased investment and innovative services. others are improving quality of service (qos) for enhanced consumer quality of experience (qoe), and facilitating strategic collaboration and partnership. Highlighting…

Kaspersky experts have highlighted the three most common Business Email Compromise attacks, saying between May and July 2021, its products prevented more than 9,500 BEC attacks globally, including those against businesses in air transportation, industry, retail, IT, and delivery. The antivirus and cybercrime company noted that such attacks demand significant time and resources, and preparation for them may last from a few weeks to several months, adding that one successful attack may lead to damage worth many millions for a company. During a BEC attack, fraudsters usually initiate an email exchange with a company employee in order to gain their…

By Rotimi Onadipe Despite all efforts made by Law Enforcement Agencies and many Anti-fraud Organisations to reduce cybercrime to the barest minimum, research revealed that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated in their illegal activities, they are developing new fraud schemes every day with changes in technologies. However, the greatest weapon of all current and intending users of the internet against cybercriminals is  “knowledge” about the most common online scams and how to avoid them. Here are some of the most common online scams and how to avoid them and reduce your vulnerability. Phishing scam: This is when an online fraudster…